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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 an increasing number of U.S. states, and

throughout Canada, sets the legal limit at 0.08 percent.

In some other countries, the limit is even lower. For

example, it is 0.05 percent in both France and Germany.

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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