June 19, 2008
Avoid Drunk Driving Accidents Like The Plague
By admin
Drunk driving is something we normally admit to doing only after we have been caught by the cops or involved in an accident. Till then, every drunk person thinks they are still sober. However, what we don’t realize is that drinks begin to impair our faculties long before our Blood Alcohol Concentration or BAC reaches the legal cut-off limit.
Usually, BAC limits for drunk driving are arrived at when the alcohol in our blood stream reaches .08. This happens after about 2 drinks for a woman and about 4 drinks for a man. At that level, drunk driving incidents are probably 11 times more dangerous and more likely to have occurred. However, the million dollar question here is not whether you can drive after breaching the legally defined BAC limit. The question you need to ask yourself is whether you are fit to drive even before you are legally caught for drunk driving!
You might be shocked to know that your faculties start becoming woozy after even one drink. You might be a drink veteran and die-hard drinker who thinks you can you’re your drinks, however, after one drink you lose a bit of judgment. You also notice a decline in sight faculties because then you cannot accurately track a moving object and you also cannot multi-task.
Half way there, at 0.05 levels, you will lose control over your small muscles, lose the ability to handle the steering wheel accurately, your alertness levels are lower and inhibitions are somewhat lost.
At the brink of the legal cut-off for drunk driving, the alcohol levels in your blood stream should be about 0.08. Now, you have poor muscle control which means you have little or no control over your speech, your behavior, and your eye sight. Your reactions are sluggish and hearing is impaired. Which means you are an ideal case for a drunk driving accident since you obviously cannot control a vehicle properly.
Topics: State Laws |