Going Drinking?

One more, for the guardrail?

(The following information was released through St. Lukes Hospital,

Maumee, Ohio.  If you drink keep in mind that alcohol doesn't magically

disappear with sleep or coffee. Several hours later, you could still

be "legally drunk" at work or behind the wheel.)

 

So What If I Got Drunk Last Night

If at 2:00 a.m. you go to bed intoxicated, with a blood

alcohol reading at 0.25 and you have to be at work at

8:00 a.m., let's see what happens.

 

TIME                                               SITUATION                                BLOOD/ALCOHOL

2 a.m.                                      Went to bed drunk                                  0.250

3 a.m.                                      Sleeping                                                  0.235

4 a.m.                                      Sleeping                                                  0.220

5 a.m.                                     Sleeping                                                   0.205

6  a.m.                                    Get up for work                                       0.190

7 a.m.                                     Drive to work                                          0.175

8 a.m.                                     At work                                                   0.160

9 a.m.                                    You spill some coffee                               0.145

10 a.m.                                   Still legally drunk                                   0.130

11 a.m.                                   Still legally drunk                                   0.115

12 noon                                   Still legally drunk                                   0.100

1 p.m.                                     Sleepy, irritable, ill                               0.085

2 p.m.                                     Still legally drunk (in some states)        0.070

3 p.m.                                     Still over DOT limits                              0.055

4 p.m.                                     Still could lose CDL                                0.040

5 p.m.                                     Still can't drive a truck                         0.025

 

Alcohol leaves the blood at about 0.15 per hour, but metabolism, age, sex, size and the general health will affect the rate of loss.

Based on the above, if at any point in time you were tested for alcohol, you would test positive, and if you were caught driving a commercial vehicle anytime before 5:30 p.m. you would be in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

Even at 5:50 p.m. you MAY meet the requirements but you are probably incapable of reacting to driving situations as quickly as you would normally.

 

Think Before You Drink !

                                                     

 

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