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Drunken Driving

Death and injury associated with drinking and

driving is a national tragedy. It is 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, more than

16,000 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, so they never drive after drinking. For

persons under 21, it is 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 eliminate the leading highway

safety problem is for people never to drink

alcohol and then drive. But what if people do?

How much is “too much” if someone plans

to drive? It is 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 of 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 of beer in an hour will end up with

a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would

reach the same BAC by drinking three 4 ounce

(120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if

each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of liquors like

whiskey, gin, or vodka.

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