1993 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 171

BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who consumes food just before or during drinking have a will slightly lowerBAC level. much alcohol is in the drinks,and how quickly the person drinks them. But it's veryimportant tokeep in mind that the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skillsof many people are impaired at aBAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chanceof 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 chanceof that driver having an accident is six times greater; at a level 0.15 of 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 ornumber 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, aswhen a child darts into the street? person with a higher BAC A might not beable toreact quickly enough to avoid the collision. There's something else about drinking driving that and many people don't know. Medical research shows that 1 NUMBER OF DRINKS (as in piclure) I I - 3 HOURS ? HOURS 4 r 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 BODY WEIQHT IN POUNDS The law in most U.S. states sets thelegal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In Canada thelimit is 0.08 percent, and in some other countries lower than that. The BAC it's will be over0.10 percent after three to drinks (in one six hour). Of course, as we've seen, it depends on how