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How Many Drinks Will Get You a DUI? (With Chart)
Check out this DUI chart to make sure you stay safe on the road this New Year's Eve.
When police pull drivers over for suspected drunk driving, officers ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to take a breath test to measure Blood Alcohol Content (BAC).
A BAC test measures the percentage of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream.
Pennsylvania's legal limit is 0.08.
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According to the Virginia Tech Alcohol Abuse Prevention website, every 40 minutes, 0.01 percent of alcohol leaves your system.
Check out the chart in the media portion of this article to see what your limit is.
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And remember, how you feel also depends on your alcohol tolerance.
Of course--as always--if you choose to drink, make sure you have a designated driver.
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