1994 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 161

According to the American Medical Association, a 180-pound (82 kg) person who d r i n k s three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person wouldreach the same BAC by drinking three4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquorlike whiskey, ginor vodka. It's the amount alcohol that counts. example, if the sameperson of For drank three double martinis (3 ounces or 90 ml of liquor each)within an hour, the person's BAG would be close to 0.12 percent.A person who lower consumeS food just before or during drinking will have a slightly BAC level. The law in most U.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In Canada the limit is 0.08 percent, andin some other countries it's lower than that. The BAC willbe over 0.10 percent after threeto six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we've seen, depends on how much alcohol in the it is drinks, and how quickly the person drinksthem. 4-3