GMC 1996 Sonoma Owner's Manual page 132

The body takes about
an
hour
to
rid itself!
of
the alcohol
in
oire drink,
No
amount
of
coffee
or
number
of
cold
showers will speed that up.
' 7 ' 1 1 be
careful" isn't the
right answer. What
if there's an
emergency, a need
to
take-sudden action, as when a child darts into
the
street?
A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able
to react quickly enough to avoid the collision.
There's something else about drinking and dnving that
many people don't
how.
Medical research shows that
alcohol
i n a person's system can
m a k e crash injuries
worse,. especially
injuries
to the brain, spinal cord or
,
heart. This means that when
anyone
who has
.been
drinking
--
driver
or
passenger
--
is
in a
crash, that
person's chance of-being killed or permanently disabled
'
is higher than if the
pekson
had not been drinking.
. .
Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your
reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment
can be affected by even a small amount of alcohol.
You can,have a serious
--
or even fatal
--
collision
if you drive after drinking. Please don't drink and
drive or ride with
a
driver who has been drinking.
Ride home in a cab; or if you're-with a group,
designate a driver who will,n,ot drink.
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