But 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 a collision
increases sharply
for
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
of
having a
collision.
At
a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance
of this driver having a collision is 12 times greater; at a
level
of
0.15
percent, the chance
is
25 times greater!
The body takes about an hour to rid itself
of
the
aicohoi
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 even a moderate BAC might not
be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision.
There’s something
else
abwt
drinking and driving that
many people don’t know. Medical research shows
that alcohol in a person’s system can make crash
injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal
cord or heart. This means that when anyone who
has been drinking
-
driver or passenger
-
is
in
a crash, that person’s chance
of
being killed or
permanently disabled is higher than
if
the person
had not been drinking.
Drinking and then driving
is
very dangerous.
Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and
judgement can be affected by even a small
amount of alcohol. You can have a serious
-
or
even fatal
-
collision
if
you drive after drinking.
Please don’t drink and drive or ride with a driver
who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if
not drink.
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