Blood alcohol content

deaths per year. In some states like Utah, there is a push to lower the legal intoxication limit from 0.08 BAC to 0.05 BAC. In Massachusetts, there is a push to get ignition interlock devices into cars to prevent people that are under the influence of alcohol from getting behind the wheel. Combining these two aspects to clamp down on drunk driving would be considered strict enforcement of laws. There are many people that are in full support of this reduction and the use of the ignition interlock systems

Illinois, it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) or .08 percent or more. A driver also can be convicted of DUI with a BAC of more than .05 if additional evidence is present (DUI Laws par. 1). According to the Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) alcohol-impaired motor vehicle crashes cost more than thirty-seven billion dollars annually and in 2010, more than ten thousand people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes - one every fifty-one

estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. In 1954 Robert F. Borkenstein invented the Breathalyser. The invention of breathalysers has helped the law enforcements in monitoring those drivers who are under the influence of alcohol. How does the breathalyser work? Breathalysers do not directly measure blood alcohol content as this requires the analysis of a blood sample which is expensive and time consuming. Instead, they estimate BAC indirectly by measuring the amount of alcohol in one's

roads safer. So The American Medical Association started a committee that studied the most common issues that lead to accidents. Also the National Safety Council created a study that determined intoxication, they reached a conclusion that a Blood Alcohol Content above 0.15 was intoxicated and anything under a person was sober, this became the first legal limit for BAC in 1938. Although as time progressed the laws became stricter, this was due to various groups that petitioned against drunk driving

LOWER BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION LIMITS 1 Lower BAC Limits 7 Lower Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limits Miss Pounsberry Vernice P. Briddell-Sewell Delaware Technical & Community College Abstract This writing is on the many arguments that arise about the blood alcohol concentration limits around the country. Should the limits be lowered, keep them the same, and is there too much of a risk involved by lowering (BAC) limits? Costello (2014), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),

Effects of Alcohol on the Human Body Many teenagers and adults drink alcohol. Often drinking makes a person feel relaxed, confident, happy and sociable. However, would these good feelings be enough, if that person knew the negative effects alcohol has on the human body? Alcohol has immediate negative effects, but also causes long-term damage, and can even cause cancer. I believe if everyone had a better understanding of what alcohol does to the human body, there might be a decrease in alcohol consumption

All U.S. states have laws against using alcohol and drugs while operating a boat or any other watercraft. In addition, the U.S. Coast Guard oversees federal laws against drinking on a boat and arrests people for boating under the influence, or BUI. Conviction of a BUI crime is a serious offense, and it can result in jail time, large monetary fines, suspension of boating and driver’s licenses, and increases in auto and boat insurance premiums. Increases in BUI Arrests Laws

Why Shouldn’t We Lower the Blood Alcohol Rate? It is a tragic truth: About 10,000 lives are lost in the United States because of drunk driving each year. Alcohol is wildly known as one of the main reasons of causing social security issue. Small amount can make people feel relaxed, but bigger amount could make them loss their coordination, get feeling of confusion and disorientation, and significantly slowed their reaction time. On average, one person dies every hour because of alcoholic traffic

amount of alcohol users that are considered alcohol dependent. Of all of these alcohol users, 4.7% are considered to be alcohol dependent, meaning they must drink a certain amount of alcohol to feel as if they can function properly (World Health Organization, 2014). In comparison, the legal drinking age in Russia is 18, and there is an average alcohol consumption of 11.5 liters per capita. This alcohol consumption is made up of 51% spirits, 38% beer, and 11% wine. When it comes to alcohol dependency

the road. Other distractions such as cell phone use, loud music, and drowsiness all similarly increase one’s chances of causing a wreck. “The National Sleep Foundation states that drowsiness is very similar to alcohol impairment and can impair driving performance as much or more so than alcohol’ according to a report on the topic. Being sleepy can slow reaction times, limit visions, and create lapses in judgement and delays in