1995 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 190

According to the American Medical Association, a 180-pound (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottlesof beer in an hourwill end up with a BACof about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BACby drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. It's the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if the same person drank three double martinis ounces or 90 ml of liquor each) within an (3 hour, theperson's BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who consumes food just before during drinking will have a somewhat lower or 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 awoman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a man of her same body weight when each has the same number of drinks. legal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. The law in manyU.S. states sets the In a growing number of U.S. states, and throughout Canada, limit is the 0.08 percent. In some othercountries it's even lower. The BAC limit for all commercial drivers in the U.S. is 0.04 percent. 4-3