How Much Can I Drink and Be Under the Limit?
Drunk driving is the everyday crime of this century.
Almost everyone knows at least someone who has a DUI/DWI, and most of us have at least one acquaintance who is in addition far from an alcoholic.
Many people are unaware that their blood alcohol content (BAC) is not dependent on how the feel, but is strictly regulated by their body weight, gender, and the amount they have had to drink.
I'll detail below how the BAC is reached, how it is generally irrelevant of how a person feels, and the implications this can have on driving impaired.
A BAC is first determined by utilizing a breathalyzer, a device used to determine a person's BAC.
If an officer believes a person is impaired, they will then have to have a blood analysis done.
From here the BAC is actually determined in part by a mathematic formula made famous in 1932 by a Swedish physicist named Widmark.
The formula is extremely complex, and without going into a treatise on calculus, trust me that all applicable formulas are essentially based on how much an "average" man or woman of a certain body weight can absorb and flush out after a period of time.
What does this mean? Essentially, your BAC is determined by a mathematical formula of averages and has little to do with what you think it is.
There are many tables describing the effects of impairment based on BAC and so on.
Do not trust these when determining blood alcohol content, as each person will vary.
While the more extreme amounts, such as.
15, lend themselves to obvious behaviors, at lower levels it is nearly impossible to determine how intoxicated a person truly is.
From all of this, it sounds like no one can conclusively say they are impaired.
You got it! BAC calculation, while a complex practice, is far from concrete.
In addition, alcohol impairment is extremely subjective, so it is almost just as impossible to determine how intoxicated someone else is, as it is to determine how intoxicated you are.
Don't fret though, folks.
I have an answer for you.
No more than one drink an hour, three drinks maximum.
This plan has actually been instituted on one Naval Base due to its' effectiveness.
The alcohol evacuation rate is approximately one drink per hour, and most people can drink up to three drinks and be under the legal limit.
If you follow this limit, you are in most cases good to go.
Be warned that a person who doesn't eat a proper diet, is extremely light, or under the influence of medication throws all calculations into the wind.
If you do find yourself charged with or under arrest for a DUI, you should immediately contact a reputable DUI lawyer.
A DUI attorney will represent you in court and can in many cases lessen the consequences of a DUI charge.
Almost everyone knows at least someone who has a DUI/DWI, and most of us have at least one acquaintance who is in addition far from an alcoholic.
Many people are unaware that their blood alcohol content (BAC) is not dependent on how the feel, but is strictly regulated by their body weight, gender, and the amount they have had to drink.
I'll detail below how the BAC is reached, how it is generally irrelevant of how a person feels, and the implications this can have on driving impaired.
A BAC is first determined by utilizing a breathalyzer, a device used to determine a person's BAC.
If an officer believes a person is impaired, they will then have to have a blood analysis done.
From here the BAC is actually determined in part by a mathematic formula made famous in 1932 by a Swedish physicist named Widmark.
The formula is extremely complex, and without going into a treatise on calculus, trust me that all applicable formulas are essentially based on how much an "average" man or woman of a certain body weight can absorb and flush out after a period of time.
What does this mean? Essentially, your BAC is determined by a mathematical formula of averages and has little to do with what you think it is.
There are many tables describing the effects of impairment based on BAC and so on.
Do not trust these when determining blood alcohol content, as each person will vary.
While the more extreme amounts, such as.
15, lend themselves to obvious behaviors, at lower levels it is nearly impossible to determine how intoxicated a person truly is.
From all of this, it sounds like no one can conclusively say they are impaired.
You got it! BAC calculation, while a complex practice, is far from concrete.
In addition, alcohol impairment is extremely subjective, so it is almost just as impossible to determine how intoxicated someone else is, as it is to determine how intoxicated you are.
Don't fret though, folks.
I have an answer for you.
No more than one drink an hour, three drinks maximum.
This plan has actually been instituted on one Naval Base due to its' effectiveness.
The alcohol evacuation rate is approximately one drink per hour, and most people can drink up to three drinks and be under the legal limit.
If you follow this limit, you are in most cases good to go.
Be warned that a person who doesn't eat a proper diet, is extremely light, or under the influence of medication throws all calculations into the wind.
If you do find yourself charged with or under arrest for a DUI, you should immediately contact a reputable DUI lawyer.
A DUI attorney will represent you in court and can in many cases lessen the consequences of a DUI charge.
