1994 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 189

DRINKING THAT WILL RESULT IN A BAC OF .O5O/o IN THE TIME SHOWN [as in picture) OF DRINKS NUMBER 100 120 140 160 I 8 0 240 220 200 BODY WEIGHT IN POUNDS The law in mostU.S. states sets the legal limitat a BACof 0.10 percent. In Canada the limit is0.08 percent, and insome other countries it's lower six than that. TheBAC willbe over 0.10 percent after three to drinks (in one hour). Of course, aswe've seen, it depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quicklythe person drinks them. But it's very important to keep in mind that the ability to drive is affected of well below a BAC 0.10 percent. Research showsthat thedriving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that theeffects are worse at night. All drivers impaired at BAC levels are above 0.05 percent. Statistics showthat thechance of being inan accident increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC0.05 percent or above. A of driver with a BAC level0.06 percent (three beers in one hour for a of or 180-pound or 82 kg person) has doubled his her chance of having an of accident. At a BAC level 0.10 percent, the chance of that driver having an accident issix times greater; at a levelof 0.15 percent, the chances are twenty-five times greater! And, the body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol inone drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll be careful" isn't the right answer. Whatif there's an emergency, a darts into the street? A need to take sudden action, as when a child 176