1993 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 152

It's the amount ofalcohol that counts. For example, if the same person drank three double martinisounces (3 or 90 ml of liquor each) within anhour, the person's 0.12 BAC would be close to percent. A person who consumes food before or during drinking will have just a ,slightly lower BAC, level. The law in most U.S. states sets the legal limit a BAC at n 0.08 percent, and of 0.10 percent. I Canada the limit is in some other countries it's lower than that. The BAC will be over0.10 percent after three to six drinks (in one hour). Of course, as we've seen, depends on how it much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the person drinks them. But it's very important to keep in mind that the ability to drive is affected well below BAC of 0.10 percent. a Research shows that the driving skills many people of are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effectsare worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above0.05 percent. Statistics of show that the chance being in an accident increases sharply for drivers who have BAC of 0.05 percent or a above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent (three beers in one hour for a 180-pound or82 kg person) has an doubled his or her chance of having accident. Ata BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chanceof that driver having an accident is six times greater;a level of 0.15 at percent, the chances twenty-five times greater! And, are the body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol No in one drink. amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. DRINKING THAT WILL RESULT IN A BAC OF .05% IN THE TIME = i: . 6 -, ' I 'IOURS 1 HOUR OF DRINKS (as In picture) 4 't , 1 120 100 -1 ,I ! j - / j 140 P I I' 160 180 200 220 240 BODY WEIGHT IN POUNDS