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How Many Drinks Will Get You A DUI? (Chart)
If you insist on driving after a few drinks, here's what you should know about how alcohol affects your system and your criminal record.
Do you know how many drinks you can have before you're in danger of getting a drunken driving violation?
This year in Metro Detroit, there have been some notable car accidents caused by drunken driving, and many other people pulled over while driving drunk. Patch wants you to know when enough is enough as you head out to celebrate the new year.
When police pull drivers over for suspected drunken driving, officers ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to take a breath test to measure Blood Alcohol Content.
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A BAC test measures the percentage of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream. Michigan's legal limit is 0.08.
According to the Virginia Tech Alcohol Abuse Prevention website, every 40 minutes, 0.01 percent of alcohol leaves your system.
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Check out the chart in the media portion of this article to see what your limit is. And remember, how you feel also depends on your alcohol tolerance.
If you choose to drink, remember to be responsible and have a designated driver. Do not drink and drive.
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