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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
somewhat lower BAC level.
There
is
a gender difference, too. Women generally have
a lower relative percentage of body water than men.
Since alcohol
is
carried in body water, this means that a
woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a
man of her same body weight when each has the same
number
of
drinks.
The law in many
U.S.
states sets the legal limit at a BAC
of
0.10
percent. In a growing number of
U.S.
states, and
throughout Canada, the limit
is
0.08
percent. In some
other countries, it’s even lower. The BAC limit for all
commercial drivers in the United States
is
0.04
percent.
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 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 a collision
increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of
0.05
percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of
0.06
percent has doubled his or her chance
of
having a
collision. At a BAC level
of
0.10
percent, the chance of
this driver having a collision is
12
times greater; at a
level of
0.15
percent, the chance is
25
times greater!
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
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