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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 affects four things that anyone needs to drive

a vehicle:

Judgment

Muscular Coordination

Vision

Attentiveness.

Police records show that almost half of all motor

vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases,

these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking

and driving. In recent years, over 17,000 annual motor

vehicle-related deaths have been associated with

the

use

of alcohol, with more than

300,000

people injured.

Many adults

by some estimates, nearly half the

adult population

choose never to drink alcohol,

they never drive after drinking. For persons under

21,

it’s against the law in every

U.S.

state to drink alcohol.

There are good medical, psychological and

developmental reasons for these laws.

The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem

is for people never

drink alcohol and then drive. But

what if people do? How much is “too much” if the

driver plans to drive? It’s 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 Concentration

(BAC)

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

time it has taken the drinker to

consume the alcohol.

According to the American Medical Association, a

180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce

(355

ml) bottles

beer in an hour will end

with a

BAC of about

0.06

percent.

The

person would reach the

same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce

20 ml) glasses

of wine or three mixed drinks if each had

1/2

ounces

(45

ml)

a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.

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