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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
I get a laugh that people are using an online BAC calculator to refute real world results.
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Sure- why should we believe what science tells us when we can believe you?
So you have decided that the CAA is wrong, as is another independant site. Would you believe what the Alberta Gov't has to say about BAC levels?
http://protect.aglc.ca/protectupload...rt_ProTect.pdf
(This chart taken from a link on
http://www.saferoads.com/ which is the gov't site on this.)
It's pretty easy for those machines to give incorrect results. Not allow enough time, not providing a large enough breath sample, etc. I know when I had to give a breath sample for the police they made me expell a lot more air out of my lungs than was comfortable.
You and I weigh roughly the same; so I know from years of casual drinking what my BAC level will be given my consumption. You are correct in that 7 beers in 90 minutes will make you drunk; however the reason you feel drunk is that you are also legally drunk.
Would I drive if I was .05? Probably not. I try to keep myself under .03 as I know my reaction is not 100% at .05. But to suggest that one can drink 7 beers in 90 minutes and still be under .08 is a very irresponsible statement IMO. Some people might take that into consideration when drinking. Maybe not off a message board, but have you mentioned that to friends and colleagues?