1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 141

Since alcohol is carried in body water, this rneansIthat a woman gerieitally will reach a higher BAC level t l i a a man of her s:ame body weight when each has the.sa-me -numberof drinks. The law in many U.S. states sets the legal lim.it at P BAC of 0,l-0percent. In a growing number af U S . stsltes, and throughout Canada, the limit is 0.08 percent. In surne other countries, if's even lower. The BAC limit for?all commercial drivers in the United-States is 0.04 percent. The BAC will be over 0.1'0 percent after three to six .drinks (in one hour). Of co.urse, as w e k seen, it depe.ndson haw muGh alcoho1.k in the &irk,.ana-how quickly the persondrinks hem. It%the-amount of alcohol that counts For.example, if the same person drank three double martiriis (3- ouncesor 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. But the ability to drive i s affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving, skills of many peep-le are impaired at a BAC .approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are wo1s.e a f 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 :0.06percent- hasdoubledhis or her chance of haying- a cdolli&on. At a.BAC level of 0...10percent?the chance of this drives having a collision is 12 times greater; at a level of 0. I5 percent, the chance is 25 times greater! 4-4