Drunken
Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is
a national tragedy. It’s the number one contributor to the
highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every
year. Alcohol takes away three things that anyone needs
to drive
a
vehicle:
Judgment
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Muscular Coordination
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Vision
Police records show that half
of
all motor
vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol
-
a driver, a
passenger or someone else, such as
a
pedestrian, had
been drinking.
In
most cases, these deaths are the result
of someone who was drinking and driving. Over
25,000
motor vehicle-related deaths occur each year because
of
alcohol, and thousands of people are injured.
Just how much alcohol is too much if a person plans to
drive? Ideally, no one should drink alcohol and then
drive. But if one does, then what’s “too much”? It can be
a lot less than many might
think.
Although it depends on
each person and situation, here is some general
information
on
the problem.
The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
of
someone who is
drinking depends upon four things:
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How much alcohol is in the drink.
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The drinker’s body weight.
The amount of food that is consumed before and
during drinking.
consume the alcohol.
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The length
of
time it has taken the drinker to
According to the American Medical Association, a
180-pound
(82
kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce
(355
ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a
155
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