Chevrolet 2007 Colorado Owner's Manual page 249

Statistics show that the chance of being in a
collision increases sharply for drivers who have a
BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a
BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his or her
chance of having a collision. At a BAC level of
0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having
a collision is 12 times greater; at a level of
0.15 percent, the chance is 25 times greater!
The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the
alcohol in one drink. No amount of coffee or
number of cold showers will speed that up.
"I will be careful" is not the right answer. What if
there is 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 is something else about drinking and
driving that many people do not know. Medical
research shows that alcohol in a person's system
can make 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 person had not
been drinking.
CAUTION:
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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 do not drink and drive or ride with
a driver who has been drinking. Ride
home in a cab; or if you are with a group,
designate a driver who will not drink.
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