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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
I know I'm really, really late to the party here, and this may have been mentioned, but I had some time to play with a DOT approved breathalyzer, and 0.05 for most people is drunk.
After hockey, no dinner yet, I put back 1.5L of beer (the equivalent of 5 cans) in 40 minutes, and blew a 0.04. There is no way I would have gotten behind the wheel. 0.08 is really, really drunk.
Here are some other people's results:
http://www.beyond.ca/bill-26-passes-...e-2/11275.html |
Its not five beers its 4.2. minor, but a difference no less.
What was your BAC 30 mins after you took your test 40mins into drinking? it would be higher.
Prior to the new laws in BC, depending on the cop, they would give you a 24hr suspension if you blew in the warning range (.05 - .08) because of how the body metabolizes the booze. Their thought process is that your BAC is on the way up and in a short time you will be over the limit. Usually people finish their last drink and then hop in their car. I got a 24 hour and my last drink was about an hour and half before I blew. I was trending down at this point. Before the new laws I was allowed to request to be taken down to the station and blow into the machine there. That right is now gone. If I just finished my last drink and blew a warning level i wouldnt request one down at the station cause if i blow over then im getting a DUI, but if it was quite some time before my last drink then i'd like that option.