Cadillac 1995 DeVille Owners Literature page 196

The Bloocl
Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking
depends upon four things:
How
much alcohol consunlcd
e
The drinker's body weigh1
The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking
The
length
c .
of time it has taken the drinker to c o I w n x the alcohol
According to the American Medical Association.
a
180-pound (82 kg)
person who drinks threc 12-ouncc (355
1111)
bottlcs
of beer i n an
hour
will
end up
with a BAC of about 0.06
percent. The person
would
reach the
same BAC b y drinking three 4-ounce
(
120
1111)
glasses o f wine or three
mixed drinks if each had 1- 112 ounces (45 m l ) o f a liquor like whiskey, gin
or vodka.
. ... .
.
..
.
It's the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if the same person
drank three double martinis (3 ounces or 90 ml of liquor each) within an
hour, the person's BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. A person who
consumcs food just before or during drinking will have a somewhat lower
BAC level.
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