1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 161

Since alcoholis carried in body water, this means that a woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a man of her same body weight when each has same the number of drinks. The lawin many U.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In a growing number U.S. states, and of is throughout Canada, the limit 0.08 percent. In some other countries, it's even lower. BAC limit for all The commercial driversin the United States 0.04 percent. is 0.10 The BAC will be over percent afterthree to six drinks (in one hour). O course, as we've seen,it f depends on how much alcohol is i the di k ,and how n r s n quickly the person drinks them. But the ability to drive affected well below BAC of is a 0.10 percent. Research shows that the driving skills of many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above percent. 0.05 of Statistics show that the chance being in a collision of increases sharplyfor drivers who have a BAC 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled or her chanceof having a his collision. Ata BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having a collision 12 times greater; at is a level of 0.15 percent, the chance 25 times greater! is It's the amount alcohol that counts. For example, of if the same person drank three doublemartinis (3 ounces l within an hour, the person's or 90 m of liquor each) BAC would be close to percent. A person who 0.12 consumes food just before orduring drinking will have a somewhat lower BAC level. There is a gender difference, Women generally have too. a lower relative percentage body waterthan men. of 4-4