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Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they
are common. Allow enough following distance. It's the best defensive
driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when
the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly.
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Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national
tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll,
claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol takes away three things
that anyone needs to drive a vehicle:
Judgment
Muscular Coordination
Vision
Police records show that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths
involve alcohol
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a driver, a passenger or someone else, such as a
pedestrian, had been drinking. In most cases, these deaths are the result
of someone who was drinking and driving. About 20,000 motor
vehicle-related deaths occur each year because of alcohol, and thousands
of people are injured.
Just how much alcohol is too much if a person plans to drive? Ideally, no
one should drink alcohol and then drive. But if one does, then what's "too
much''? It can be a lot less than many might think. Although it depends
on each person and situation, here is some general information on the
problem.
The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends
upon four things:
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How much alcohol is in the drink.
The drinker's body weight.
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The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking.
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The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol.
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