Chevrolet 2000 Corvette Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 202)

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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!

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Chevrolet 2000 Corvette Owner's Manual Page 202