Alcohol And Drugs - Honda 1993 Civic Reference Owner's Manual

Driving a car requires your full at-
tention and alertness. Traffic condi-
tions change rapidly. You must be
able to react just as rapidly. Alcohol
or drugs directly affect your alert-
ness and ability to react. Even pre-
scription and non-prescription medi-
cines can have this effect.
There are laws that deal with
drunken driving. These laws define
how much alcohol it takes in your
system to be legally "drunk." How-
ever, your judgment and reaction
time get worse with every drink —
even the first one.
The safest thing you can do is
never drink and drive. This can be
done if you plan ahead. If you know
you are going to be drinking, make
plans to ride with a friend who will
not be drinking.
What if you find that you've been
drinking and cannot get a ride from
a friend? Find alternative transpor-
tation. Call a taxi. Take a bus.
Many communities have transporta-
tion services devoted to shuttling
people who have been drinking.

Alcohol and Drugs

If you have no choice but to drive,
stop drinking and give yourself lots
of time to sober up. Time is the
only thing that can make you sober.
Things like coffee or a cold shower
don't speed up the process.
If you see friends trying to get
behind the wheel after drinking,
stop them. Drive them yourself or
arrange other transportation. If you
think you are interfering, remem-
ber that your interference will keep
them from sharing the road with
you.
Driver and Passenger Safety