1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 142

Your Driving a d the Rod ... I 3 HOURS OURS 1 HOUR Drunken Driving(CONT.) The law in most U.S. states sets the legal limit at a BAC of 0.10 percent. In Canada the limit is0.08 percent, and in some other countries lower than it's that. The BAC will be over 0.10 percent after three to six drinks(in one hour). 140 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 many of people are impaired ata 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 her chance of having or an accident. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chanceof that driverhaving 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.