1996 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 156
1996 Oldsmobile 88 Manual
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Since alcohol is carried in body water, this means athat woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a man of her same body weight when each has the same number of drinks. The law in many U.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In a growing number U.S. states, and of throughout Canada,the limit is0.08 percent. In some other countries, it's even lower. BAC limit for all The commercial driversin the United States 0.04 percent. is The BACwill be over0.10 percent after three to six d r i n k s (in one hour). course, as we've seen, Of it depends on how much alcohol in the drinks, and how is quickly the person drinks them. if It's the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, the same person drank three doublem r i i (3 ounces atns or 90 ml of liquor each) within hour, the person's an BAC would be close to percent. A person 0.12 who consumes foodjust before or during drinking will have a somewhat lowerBAG level. There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have a lower relative percentage body water than men. of well But the ability to drive is affected below a BAC of 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. A drivers are impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance being in a collision of increases sharply drivers who have a BAC for of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his her chanceof having a or collision. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having a collision 12 times greater; at a is level of 0.15 percent, the chance 25 times greater! is 4-4