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The
following information was released through St
Luke's Hospital, Maumee, Ohio.
If you drink, keep
in mind that alcohol doesn't magically disappear
with sleep or coffee. Several hours later, you
could still be "legally drunk" at work or behind the wheel.
What
If I Got Drunk Last Night? If at 2:00 A.M. you
go to bed intoxicated, with a blood alcohol
reading at 0.25 and you have to be at work at
8:00 A.M., let's see what happens.
Time
- Situation - Blood Alcohol Content (B.A.C.)
0200
A.M. Went to bed drunk 0.250
0300
A.M. Sleeping 0.235
0400
A.M. Sleeping 0.220
0500
A.M. Sleeping 0.205
0600
A.M. Get up for work 0.190
0700
A.M. Drive to work 0.175
0800
A.M. At work 0.160
0900
A.M. You spill some coffee 0.145
1000 A.M.
Still legally drunk 0.130
1100
A.M. Still legally drunk 0.115
1200
P.M. Still legally drunk 0.100
1300
P.M. Sleepy, irritable, ill 0.085
(0.080
BAC and above = DUI/OVI in Ohio)
1400
P.M. Still legally drunk 0.070 (in some states)
1500
P.M. Still over DOT limits 0.055
1600
P.M. Still could lose CDL 0.040
1700
P.M. Still can't drive a truck 0.025
Alcohol leaves the blood at about 0.15 per hour,
but metabolism, age, sex, size and general
health will affect the rate of loss.
Based on
the above, if at any point in time you were
tested for alcohol, you would test POSITIVE,
and if you were caught driving a commercial
vehicle any time before 5:30 P.M. you would be
in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations.
Even at 5:30 P.M., you MAY meet the
requirements but you are probably incapable of
reacting to driving situations as quickly as you
would normally.
Think Before You
Drink - If you do drink - don't drive!
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