What amounts of alcohol results in 0.08 BAC?
• The average 137-pound female would need three drinks on an empty stomach, consumed consecutively, to reach a 0.08 BAC level. • A 170-pound male would have to consume more than four drinks within a 1-hour period on an empty stomach to reach that level. While certainly less safe than not consuming alcohol at all, two beers, two 4-ounce glasses of wine, or two ounces of distilled spirits consumed over 2 hours are unlikely to render the average person illegal to drive. Why is zero tolerance for people under 21 important? It is illegal to consume alcohol for those under age 21 in the United States. Therefore, zero tolerance laws make it illegal for drivers under age 21 to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in their systems. Furthermore, teenagers generally have lower tolerances for alcohol than adults. Therefore, their driving performance suffers more at lower levels of alcohol. Combined with other risk-taking behaviors exhibited by this age group, such as speeding and aggressive
