1996 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 186

It's the amount of alcohol that counts. example, if For the same person drank three double martinis ounces (3 or 90 ml of liquor each) withinan hour, the person's BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who consumes food just before or during drinking willhave a somewhat lower BAC level. There is a gender difference, too. Women generallyhave a lower relative percentage of body water than men. 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 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of being in a collision increases sharplyfor drivers who have a BAC of 0.05 percent or above.A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his or her chance having a of collision. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chanceof this driver having a collision is 12 times greater; at a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is25 times greater! 4-3