Chevrolet 1993 Camaro Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 127)

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 BAC of about

0.06

percent. The person

would reach the same BAC by drinking

three 4-ounce (1 20 ml) glasses of wine or

three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2

ounces

(45

ml) of a liquor like whiskey,

gin or vodka.

It’s the amount of alcohol that counts. For

example, if the same person drank three

double martinis

(3

ounces or

90

ml of

liquor each) within an hour, the person’s

BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A

person who consumes food just before or

during drinking will have a slightly lower

BAC level.

DRINKING

THAT

WILL

IN

THE TIME

SHOWN

RESULT

IN

A

BAC

OF

.05%

100 120

140

160

1no

200

220 240

BODY

WEIGHT

IN

POUNDS

The law in most U.S. states sets the legal

limit at a BAC

of

0.10 percent. In Canada

the limit is

0.08

percent, and in some

other countries it’s lower than that. The

BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three

to

six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as

we’ve seen,

it

depends on how much

alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly

the person drinks them.

But it’s very important to keep in mind

that the ability to drive is affected well

below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research

shows that the driving skills of many

people

are

impaired at a BAC

approaching

0.05

percent, and that the

effects are worse at night. All drivers

are

impaired at BAC levels above

0.05

percent. Statistics show that the chance of

being in an accident increases sharply for

drivers who have a BAC of

0.05

percent

or above. A driver with a BAC level of

0.06

percent (three beers in one hour for a

180-pound or

82

kg person) has doubled

his or her chance of having an accident.

At a BAC level of

0.10

percent, the

chance of that driver having an accident is

six times greater; at a level of 0.15

percent, the chances are twenty-five times

greater! And, the body takes about

an

hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one

drink.

No

amount of coffee or number of

cold showers will speed that up.

“I’ll be careful” isn’t the right answer.

What if there’s an emergency, a need to

take sudden action, as when a child darts

into the street? A person with a higher

BAC might not be able to react quickly

enough to avoid the collision.

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