GMC 2003 Sierra - Manual (Page 284)

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[Mpulation = choDse ne\/er to drink alcohol, so they
never drive after drinking. For parsons under 21,
il's against the law in every U.S. state to drirtk alcohol.
There ara good medical, psyoholegical and
devekiprrifiniai reasons for these iaws.
The obvious way to eliminate the leading highway
safely problem is for people never to drink alcohol and
then drive. Bui wha! if people do? How much is leo
much" jt someone plans to drive? It's
в lot less
Ihgn many inlght think. Although It depends on each
person and situahon, here is soime general information
on the problem.
The Blood Alcohol Ccmconiiialian [ВАС) of someone
who is drinking depends upon four things:
* The amount of alcohol consumed
* The drinker's body weight
\ The amount of food that is consumed before and
during drinking
* The length of time it has taken the drinker to
consume Ihe alcohol
According to the American Medical Associalion, a 130 lb
[32 kg) person who drinks Ihree 12 ounce (355 ml)
bottles of beer in an hour will end up wilh a ВАС
of about О.ОЗ percent. The person would reach ihe
same ВАС by drinking three 4 ounce (ISO ml) glasses
of wine or three mixed drinks ff each had 1 - 1 / 2 ounces
(45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.
It's Ihe amount of alcohol that counIs, For example, il
the same person drar^k three double martinis (3 ounces
or 90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, ihe person's
В
ас would be close to o.12 percent. A person
who consumes food just before or during dririking will
have a somewhat lower ВАС level.
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