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The law in most U.S. states sets the legal
limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In Canada
the
limit is 0.08 percent, and in some
other countries it’s lower than
that. The
BAC
will be over 0.10 percent after three
to six drinks
(in one hour). Of course, as
we’ve seen,
it depends on how 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 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.
All drivers are
impaired at BAC levels above
0.05
percent. Statistics show that the chance of
being
in an accident increases sharply for
drivers who have a BAC
of 0.05 percent
or above.
A driver with a BAC level of
0.06 percent (three beers in one hour for a
180-pound or
82 kg person) has doubled
his
or her chance of having an accident.
At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the
chance of that driver having an accident is
six times greater; at a level of 0.15
percent, the chances are twenty-five times
greater! And, the body takes about an
hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one
drink.
No amount of coffee or number of
cold showers
will speed that up.
“I’ll be careful” isn’t the right answer.
What
if there’s an emergency, a need to
take sudden action, as when a child darts
into the street?
A person with a higher
BAC might not be able to react quickly
enough to avoid the collision.