Blood alcohol concentration — Wyoming Permit Test

Three factors influence a person's BAC: the amount of alcohol consumed, the time over which it was consumed, and the person's body weight.

Knowing what raises BAC helps a driver see that two people can drink the same and not be equally impaired.

The amount or concentration of alcohol in the blood is known as Blood Alcohol Concentration or BAC. Three factors influence a person’s BAC:

12 ounces of beer, 3 to 5 ounces of wine and 1.5 ounces of 86 proof hard liquor each have about one-half ounce of alcohol.

A can of beer is not a lighter choice than a shot; counting drinks the same way stops that mistake.

Therefore, 12 ounces of beer, three to five ounces of wine, and one and one-half ounces of 86 proof hard liquor each have about one-half ounce of alcohol.

It takes 30 to 40 minutes to totally absorb the alcohol contained in a single drink, so its effects increase with time.

A driver who feels fine right after a drink may be more impaired half an hour later, out on the road.

The effects will increase with the passage of time since it takes 30 to 40 minutes to totally absorb the alcohol contained in a single drink.

Food or milk slows absorption, but two hours later it won't matter whether you drank on a full stomach.

Eating before drinking does not keep you sober; it only delays when the alcohol hits.

While food or milk in the stomach does slow absorption, two hours later it won’t matter if you had been drinking on a full stomach or not.

Time is the only significant factor in reducing BAC; showering, drinking coffee or exercising to sober up are useless.

Coffee can make a drunk person feel awake, but they are just as impaired behind the wheel.

TIME IS THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN REDUCING BAC LEVELS.

The liver eliminates alcohol at a constant rate of about one drink per hour, about the same for all persons.

Knowing the slow rate shows why a few drinks keep a person unsafe to drive for hours.

It is eliminated at a constant rate and this rate is about the same for all persons, about one drink per hour.

If a heavy person and a light person drink the same amount of alcohol, the heavy person will likely have a lower BAC.

A smaller person can be over the limit on drinks a bigger friend handles, so matching drinks is a trap.

Therefore if a heavy person and a light person drink the same amount of alcohol, the heavy person will likely have a lower BAC.

A BAC of 0.08 percent is high, and people at this level are impaired mentally and physically whether or not they show it.

Many drinkers look and feel normal, which is why they wrongly decide they are fine to drive.

On the other hand, a BAC of 0.08 percent is considered to be high, and people at this level are impaired mentally and physically whether or not they show it.

Which of these is one of the three factors that influence a person's BAC?

The person's body weight. Knowing what raises BAC helps a driver see that two people can drink the same and not be equally impaired. Wyoming Rules of the Road Driver License Manual, p.33: “The amount or concentration of alcohol in the blood is known as Blood Alcohol Concentration or BAC. Three factors influence a person’s BAC:”