NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
JUST THE FACTS:
What is BAC?
Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
The % of alcohol in a person's bloodstream.
A drink is a drink is a drink.
Each of the following contains the same amount of alcohol:
- 12 oz. can of beer at 5% alcohol
- 5 oz. glass of wine at 12% alcohol
- 1.5 oz. of 80-proof liquor at 40% alcohol
- 12 oz. wine cooler at 5% alcohol
Drivers at .08 BAC are four times more likely to cause a crash than .00 drivers.
How much is too much?
Drinks in one hour to reach .08 BAC:
Only time can make you sober.
The price you pay for DWI.
- Up to $15,000 in legal fees, fines and insurance increases
- Loss of license
- Jail time
- A criminal record
In 2001 there were 315 drinking and driving deaths in New York State.
Nationally, three out of 10 people will be in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetimes.
Change the way you think.
Don't drink and drive.
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