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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1996 Owners Manual Drunken Driving
Death,and injury associated with drinking and drivingis
a national tragedy. Its the number one contributor to the
highway death
toll, claiming thousands of victims eve

Drunken Driving
Death,'and injury associated with drinking and drivingis
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:
0 'Judgment
Muscular Coordination :.2.
.',, * Vision
Attentiveness.
Police records
show that almost half of dl motor
vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol.
In most cases,
these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking
and driving. In recent years, sortle 18,000 annual motlor
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
-- chbose never to drink alcohol, so they
never
tirive 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 to
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 prbblem.
The Blood Alcohol Concentration
(BAC) of someone
who'is drinking depends upon
four things:
e The amount of alcohol consumed
The drinker's body weight
The amount of food 'that is consumed before and
during drinking
consume the alcohol.
The length of time it 'has taken the drinker to
According to the
American. Medical Association, a
180-lb. (82 kg) person who elrinks three 12-ounce (355
nil) 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) df a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka,
I.
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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1996 Owners Manual Capacities and Specifications
Engine Crankcase
2.4LEngine ...........................................
3.1LEngine ...........................................
Pan Removal and Replacement ..........

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1996 Owners Manual 2.4L Engine Specifications
VIN Engine Code .....................
Horsepower ............................
Firing Order ; ...........................
Thermostat Temperature ..................
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