1993 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 155

Your Driving and the Road Drunken Driving(CONI) The law in mostU.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In Canada the limit is0.08 percent, and in some other countries it's lower than that. The BAC will be over 0.10 percent drinks (in one hour). after three to six 154 skills of many shows that the driving people are impaired ata BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and thatthe l effects are worse at night.Al drivers are 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. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent (three beers in one hour for a 180-pound 82 kg person) or has doubledhis or her chanceof having an accident.At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance that driver having of an accident issix times greater; at a Of course, as we've seen, it depends on level of 0.15 percent, the chances are how much alcohol is in the drinks, and twenty-five times greater! And, the how quickly the persondrinks them. body takes aboutan hour to rid itself of the alcoholin one drink.No amount of But it's very important to keep mind in that the ability drive is affected well coffee or number of cold showers will to speed that up. below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research