Alcohol And Drugs - Acura 1995 NSX Online Reference Owner's Manual

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Driving a car requires your full
attention and alertness. Traffic
conditions change rapidly. You must
be able to react just as rapidly.
Alcohol or drugs directly affect your
alertness and ability to react. Even
prescription and non-prescription
medicines can have this effect.
There are laws that deal with
drunken driving. These laws define
how much alcohol it takes in your
system to be legally "drunk." How-
ever, your judgment and reaction
time get worse with every drink —
even the first one.
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The safest thing you can do is never
drink and drive. This can be done if
you plan ahead. If you know you are
going to be drinking, make plans to
ride with a friend who will not be
drinking.
What if you find that you've been
drinking and cannot get a ride from a
friend? Find alternative transporta-
tion. Call a taxi. Take a bus. Many
communities have transportation
services devoted to shuttling people
who have been drinking.

Alcohol and Drugs

If you have no choice but to drive,
stop drinking and give yourself lots
of time to sober up. Time is the only
thing that can make you sober.
Things like coffee or a cold shower
don't speed up the process.
If you see a friend trying to get
behind the wheel after drinking, stop
them. Drive them yourself or arrange
other transportation. If you think you
are interfering, remember that your
interference will keep them from
sharing the road with you.
Driver and Passenger Safety