1997 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 159
1997 Oldsmobile Achieva Manual
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The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one drink.No amount of coffee ornumber of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll 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 street? the A person with even amoderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There's something else about drinkingand driving that many people don'tknow. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person'ssystem can make crash injuries worse, especiallyinjuries 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. Drinking and then driving very dangerous. is Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affectedby 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 a who has been drinking. Ride home incab; orif you're with a group, designate a driver whowill not drink. -- --