EXAMPLE FOR CALCULATING ALCOHOL CONTENT |
1. |
DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF *DRINKS YOU HAD = |
3 BEERS |
2. |
DETERMINE YOUR BODY WEIGHT AT THE TIME OF DRINKING = |
150 LBS |
3. |
FIND THE INTERSECTION OF YOUR NUMBER OF DRINKS WITH YOUR BODY WEIGHT USING THE CHART BELOW = |
.075 |
4. |
RECORD THE NUMBER OF HOURS OVER WHICH YOU DRANK = |
2 |
5. |
MULTIPLY THE NUMBER OF HOURS OVER WHICH YOU DRANK TIMES .015% (THIS REPRESENTS THE BURNOFF RATE OF ALCOHOL) = |
.030 |
6. |
SUBTRACT THE BURN OFF ALCOHOL (#5) FROM THE CHART LEVEL OF ALCOHOL. (#3 ) TO ARRIVE AT YOUR APPROXIMATE BREATH OR BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL (-) |
-.030 |
7. |
THE CALCULATION TOTAL IS WELL WITHIN THE LEGAL LIMITS = |
.045 |