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It is 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 will when

each has the same number of drinks.

The law in most 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 have 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 will be careful” is not the

right answer. What if there is an emergency, a need to

take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street?

A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to

react quickly enough to avoid the collision.

There is something else about drinking and driving that

many people do not know. Medical research shows that

alcohol in a person’s system can make crash injuries

worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord, or

heart. This means that when anyone who has been

drinking — driver or passenger — is in a crash, that

person’s chance of being killed or permanently disabled

is higher than if the person had not been drinking.

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