Something I heard on the radio today concerning DWI.

[LeftyFingerPop]

I'll try to look it up in a minute, but I could swear they said in a PSA something like "Remember...it does not take much to put you over the limit. If a 170 pound man drinks 4 drinks in an hour, he is over the legal limit".

I'm well over 170, and even on a relatively full stomach, 4 regular (non-lite) cans of beer in an hour (one every 15 minutes) would knock me on my ass.

When I drink beer, I tend to drink slower in the beginning, and then as I start feeling no pain, I tend to drink them much faster. I guess I'm saying that I have to be fairly drunk to start drinking a 12 oz. beer every 15 minutes, and I'm surprised that the cut-off for a 170 pound male is not something lower than 4 beers in an hour.

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. I just found this...

If you are a male, and you weigh 180 pounds, over one hour it will take 5 American beers to get a DUI because your BAC will be .86%. Three dry martinis will take you over the limit, with a BAC of .97%.

If you are a female that weighs 140 pounds, over one hour it will take 4 American beers to get a DUI because your BAC will be .96%. Two dry martinis will also cause you to go over the legal limit, with a BAC of .89%.

http://duilawslawyers.com/how-many-beers-to-get-dui/

[Ptah]

6. I'm having my doubts about the lawyers from that site.

They are wrong by a factor of ten.
>08 is the limit.
They say that five beers will put your BAC at .86%.
It should be .086%

And this screen grab from their video shakes my confidence even more:

[sofa king]

2. I was one of those guys.

I had plenty of other reasons to quit drinking, but it became much less fun for me when my liver couldn't cash my six-beers-an-hour checks anymore. That led to a whole lot of short, embarrassing nights.

Curiously, even though it's been years since I quit, I still drink large volumes of non-alcoholic liquids every day--mostly water, at least a gallon a day. Part of the problem might have been that I was just thirsty. But a much bigger part of the problem was that I was thirsty and didn't have the smarts or control to switch it up between water and beer.

[LeftyFingerPop]

3. I understand...

Been there myself more times than I care to admit.

Good for you!

[LawnKorn]

4. It is a well documented fact that a couple of beers increases the horsepower of cars

With all the extra horsepower the car gets from the driver drinking beer, it is no wonder people go over the limit. A twelve pack can result in speeds over 100 MPH in a 25 zone with no problem. Loud rock and roll music seems to enhance the cars ability to go over the speed limit too.

Be careful with those cars folks. There is a new study showing that a wash and wax job results in the tires spinning on the pavement and increases the cars ability to make really cool slides through corners.

[Heidi]

5. Did you know that alcoholic beverages also impede the ability of firearms

to stay safely in a pickup truck gun rack? I observed this growing up in a small town in Oklahoma.

On the flip side, oddly enough, alcoholic beverages seem to do little to improve one's marksmanship skills.