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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
consumes food just before or during drinking will have a
somewhat lower BAC level.
There is a gender difference, too. Women generally have
a lower relative percentage of body water than men.
Since alcohol is carried in body water, this means that a
woman generally will reach a higher BAC level than a
this driver having a collision is twelve times greater; at
a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is twenty-five times
greater!
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