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Drunken Driving
Death and injury asscxiated with drinking md driving is
a nati0n.a.l .tragedy. 11' s the. riumber
one
c6ntjribLttor tQ
the h.ighway de.ath toll, claiming thomands of victims
.every year.
Judgment
m
Muscular Coordination
.
vision
The
BLo.o,d Alcohc\l
Cowentratiorr
(BAC)
of
someone
who is drinking depends upon four things:
The'amount of alcohol .consume,d
The.drinker
's-
body
weight
The-:mount of fo:od that
is con~urnedlhefo.re
a 1
The length of time
it
has taken the drinber'to
durin-g
-drinking
consumE the- alcohol.
Ac.cording tq the,
AniGrican Medical.
As:Sso.c.iati~n, a
18U-lb. (-8.2 kg) person wha drinks
three.
12-ounce
(3.55 ml)
bottles, uf.beer in an -hour will, end up with.-&
BAC :of ab0u.t 0.06 perc.ent.-The person would reach the
same BAC by drinking three
&ounce
(~120 rnl) glasses
of
wine or three mixed drinks
if :ex&
h a d .
1-
1/2
~unces
(45 ml)
-.of.&
liquor like. whiskey, .gin
a~
vodka
4-3
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