One minute you're in the bar, having a couple of laughs with someone you just met. The flirting rises as both of you chug down your drinks. As you drink more, you become bolder, so is the other person. Both of you now have a roaring good time.
As the night ends, you exchange numbers, say your goodbyes and get to your cars. That's when the nightcap ends, the likelihood that you'll end up in a hospital is far greater than the other motorists on the road, and odds are you'll cause the accident. Drinking and driving never matched, you may never have the chance to dial the number you just got from the person in the bar.
Fact, drunk driving is the leading cause of motor vehicle mishaps all over the world. Fact, motor vehicle accidents is the leading cause of death in the United States for people under the age of 34. Basically, the more you drink the more the likelihood that you will get into an accident if you drive. During holidays, vehicular accidents rise dramatically because of all the drinking and celebration.
Laws have been passed to curb the incidents of drunk driving. Most states have laws that prohibit a person who has been drinking above a certain limit from driving. Most states have a BAC limit of 0.10 percent while some have lowered it to 0.08 percent for drivers 21 and above. Anyone younger shouldn't even be drinking. BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) is the ratio of the alcohol to the blood of the body. BAC is used as the percentage of the amount of alcohol present in every deciliter of blood.
As more alcohol is consumed the risk of getting into a vehicular accident if the person drives grows. For example, a man that weighs about 160 pounds would have a BAC of 0.04 an hour after drinking two beers. It's still way below the limit of driving under the influence but the likelihood of getting into an accident is 1.4 times more probable than someone who hasn't had a drop. Add two more beers then the probability goes up tenfold. Make it a six pack with two more beers, the drinker reaches the limit of 0.10 BAC and the risk is now 48 times more that the non drinker. Add two more for the road and you reach 0.15 BAC well above the legal limit and the risk is now 380 times than the abstainer.
Drunk driving is never an option.
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I have to take this class and it has nothing to do with alcohol.
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ReplyDelete"For example, a man that weighs about 160 pounds would have a BAC of 0.04 an hour after drinking two beers. It's still way below the limit of driving under the influence but the likelihood of getting into an accident is 1.4 times more probable than someone who hasn't had a drop."
I think that is a VERY important point to make. So many people worry about whether they will blow for a DUI - but how many truly wonder how much they can (or can NOT) drink before their driving ability is compromised.
It's sad that the worry over legal consequences outweighs plain common sense.
Thanks for a great article!
Mike