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If at 2:00
a.m. you go to bed intoxicated, with a blood alcohol reading at
0.25 (two & half times the legal limit of .10) and you have to be
at work at 8:00 a.m., lets see what happens:
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TIME |
SITUATION |
BLOOD/ALCOHOL |
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0200 a.m. |
Went to
bed drunk |
0.250 |
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0300 a.m. |
Sleeping |
0.235 |
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0400 a.m. |
Sleeping |
0.220 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1200 noon |
Still
legally drunk |
0.100 |
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1300 p.m. |
Sleepy,
irritable, ill |
0.085 |
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1400 p.m. |
Still
legally drunk (in some states) |
0.070 |
|
1500 p.m. |
Still
over DOT limits |
0.055 |
|
1600 p.m. |
Still
could lose CDL |
0.040 |
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1700 p.m. |
Still
can't drive a truck |
0.025 |
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Alcohol leaves the blood at about .015
per hour, but metabolism, age, sex, size and general health will
affect the rate of loss somewhat.
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 ! |
(The following information
was released through St Lukes Hospital,
Maumee, Ohio. If you drink or intend to 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.)
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