1993 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 126

Your Driving andthe Road Drunken Driving (CONK) The lawin most U.S. states sets the legal limitat a BAC of 0.10 percent. In Canada the limit is 0.08percent, and in some other countries it's lower than that. The BAC will be over 0.10percent after three tosix drinks (in one hour). . shows that thedriving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, andthat the effects are worse at night. Al drivers are l impaired at BAC levels above0.05 percent. Statistics show that the.chance of being in an accident increases sharply for drivers who have BAC of 0.05 a percent or above. driver witha BAC A level of 0.06 percent (three beers in one hour for a 180-pound or82 kg person) 1UNDS has doubled his or her chanceof having an accident. Ata BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of that driver Of course, as we've seen, it depends on having an accident is six times. greater; how much alcohol is the drinks, and at a level of 0.15 percent,the chances in are twenty-five times greater! And, the how quicklythe person d r i n k s them. body takes about an hour to rid itself of But it's very important to keep in mind that theability to drive is affected well the alcohol in one drink.No amo,untof below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. 124