1995 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 137

According to the American Medical Association,180-pound (82 kg) a person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same of BAC by drinking threeb o u n c e (120 ml) glasses of wine orthree mixed whiskey, gin or drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like vodka. if It's the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, the same person drank three double martinis ounces or90 ml of liquor each)within an (3 hour, the person's BAC would be close to0.12 percent. A person who consumes foodjust before or during drinking have a somewhat lower will BAC level. There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have a lower relative percentage of body water than men. Sincealcohol is carriedin body water, this means that a woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a when each has the same number drinks. of man of her same body weight limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In The law in many U.S. states sets the legal a growing number U.S. states, and throughout Canada, the limit is 0.08 of percent. In some other countries even lower. The BAC limit for all it's commercial drivers the U.S. is 0.04 percent. in The BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three to six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we've seen, it depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the person drinks them. But the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research showsthat the driving skills many people are impaired at a of BAC approaching0.05 percent, and that the effects are worsenight. All at drivers are impairedat BAC levels above0.05 percent. Statisticsshow 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 0.06 percent of has doubled his or her chance having a collision. a BAC level 0.10 of At of percent, the chanceof this driver having a collision is twelve greater; times at a levelof 0.15 percent, the chance twenty-five times greater! is 4-3