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That’s interesting. I just looked at this chart and would be incredibly comfortable driving after drinking the maximum number of drinks on the chart (5) which w

by abduhl 5y ago

That’s interesting. I just looked at this chart and would be incredibly comfortable driving after drinking the maximum number of drinks on the chart (5) which would place me at 0.15 minus say .04 (over 3 hours, minus 0.01 per 45 minutes) or 0.11. Perhaps you’re just not a big drinker?

PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> I just looked at this chart and would be incredibly comfortable driving after drinking the maximum number of drinks on the chart (5) 0.11 is very definitely impaired, whether or not you “feel” anything. False feelings of sobriety are common in heavy drinkers (and users of some drugs with similar mechanisms of action) Please don’t drink anywhere near this amount and drive, no matter how sober you might feel.
- abduhl 5y ago
  I'd just point out that this five drinks in three hours is one drink more than the rule of thumb often given out of two drinks in the first hour then one drink per hour afterwards. It's the rare 200 lb person that has 5 beers during a football/baseball/soccer game and is "very definitely impaired." Sobriety limits are justifiably geared towards the lower end to accommodate light-weight drinkers. This is even pointed out on the chart by noting that this is a 95th percentile drunkenness/BAC (i.e., 95% of people are LESS drunk/have a lower BAC than shown or, alternatively, 5% of people are MORE drunk than shown).
  - AnthonBerg 5y ago
    Don’t drink and drive. Please.
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dagw 5y ago
Perhaps you’re just not a big drinker? I think it's more of a question about risk tolerance than alcohol tolerance
- ksdale 5y ago
  Exactly. No one I know would describe me as a lightweight, but when I have 2 drinks in 40 minutes, I'm very well aware that my reaction time and my ability to notice things is reduced to extent that I'd feel like a jackass getting behind the wheel of a car, even if society deems it legal.
  - t-3 5y ago
    It's not legal to drive with any detectable BAC. It's rarely prosecuted, but you can get in trouble for just one.
    - nicoburns 5y ago
      That presumably depends on where you live. For example: > In the UK, driving or attempting to drive whilst above the legal limit of 0.08% BAC in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 0.05% BAC in Scotland or unfit through drink carries a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment, a fine of up to £5,000 and a minimum twelve months' disqualification.
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by abduhl 5y ago

PragmaticPulp 5y ago

> I just looked at this chart and would be incredibly comfortable driving after drinking the maximum number of drinks on the chart (5) 0.11 is very definitely impaired, whether or not you “feel” anything. False feelings of sobriety are common in heavy drinkers (and users of some drugs with similar mechanisms of action) Please don’t drink anywhere near this amount and drive, no matter how sober you might feel.

abduhl 5y ago
I'd just point out that this five drinks in three hours is one drink more than the rule of thumb often given out of two drinks in the first hour then one drink per hour afterwards. It's the rare 200 lb person that has 5 beers during a football/baseball/soccer game and is "very definitely impaired." Sobriety limits are justifiably geared towards the lower end to accommodate light-weight drinkers. This is even pointed out on the chart by noting that this is a 95th percentile drunkenness/BAC (i.e., 95% of people are LESS drunk/have a lower BAC than shown or, alternatively, 5% of people are MORE drunk than shown).
- AnthonBerg 5y ago
  Don’t drink and drive. Please.

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dagw 5y ago

Perhaps you’re just not a big drinker? I think it's more of a question about risk tolerance than alcohol tolerance

ksdale 5y ago
Exactly. No one I know would describe me as a lightweight, but when I have 2 drinks in 40 minutes, I'm very well aware that my reaction time and my ability to notice things is reduced to extent that I'd feel like a jackass getting behind the wheel of a car, even if society deems it legal.
- t-3 5y ago
  It's not legal to drive with any detectable BAC. It's rarely prosecuted, but you can get in trouble for just one.
  - nicoburns 5y ago
    That presumably depends on where you live. For example: > In the UK, driving or attempting to drive whilst above the legal limit of 0.08% BAC in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and 0.05% BAC in Scotland or unfit through drink carries a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment, a fine of up to £5,000 and a minimum twelve months' disqualification.

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