GMC 2003 Savana - Manual (Page 200)

Many aduHs = by sorne eslirnales^ nearly hatf Ihe adult
population — choose ngviar to drlnh alcoi^i, so ihey
nuver drive after drinking. For persons under 21,
it's against toe law in every U.S, slato to drink alcohol,
There are good medical, psychoFogrcal and
devEiopmenlal пеампв for these laws
The obvious way to efimmate the loading highway
satoty problem is for people never I d drink alcohol and
then drive. But what rf people do? How much is “too
much" if soffieone plans lo drive? It's a lot less
than many might think. Although ¡1 depencis on each
person and situation, here is sanna general information
on the problem.
Tha Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAG) of someone
who is drinking depends upon four things;
• The amount of afcohol consumed
• Tho drinker’s body weight
• The amount ol food that is consumed before and
during drinking
• The length of lime il has taken Ihe drinker to
consume the alcohol.
According to toa American Medical Aseocialion, a 190 lb
(92 kg) person who drinks ihree 12 ounce ¡355 ml)
bottles ol beer in an hour will end up with a BAG of about
O.OS percenl. The person would reach the same ВАС by
drinking three 4 ounce (l£0 ml) glasses of wine or three
mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ouncas (45 mt) of a
Iwquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.
iTs the amount of alcohol that counts. For exampie, If
Ihe same person drank thrae double marlir^is [Э ounces
or 90 ml of liquor each) wilhin an hour, the person's
BAG would be close to Q. 12 pement. A person
who consumes food Just before or dunng drinking will
have a somewhat lower BAG level
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