1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 148

Your Driving and the Road Drunken Driving(CONT.) The law in most U.S. states sets the legal limit at aBAC of 0.10 percent. In Canada the limitis 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 hour). one Of course, as we've seen, it depends on how much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the person drinksthem. But it's very important to keepin 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 aBAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of being in an accident increases sharply for drivers whohave 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-poundor 82 kg person) has doubled hisor 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 chancesare twenty-five times greater!And, the body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol in onedrink. No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. I46