Sentences with phrase «alcohol concentration limit»

Not exact matches

A 2009 study found an increased risk of accidents for levels of THC higher than five nanograms per milliliter of blood, which some evidence indicates is as impairing as a blood alcohol concentration around the legal limit of 0.08 percent.

Huestis, like most researchers, doesn't support a legal driving limit for cannabis like the one in place for blood alcohol concentrations.

Intriguingly the optical distillation of ethanol avoids a classic problem encountered in conventional distillation — the eventual formation of an azeotropic mixture, which limits the maximum concentration of alcohol to around 95 %.

Dr. Lukas» team is investigating the driver alcohol detection system for safety, a non-invasive in - vehicle alcohol detection technology that prevents drivers from starting a vehicle if their estimated blood alcohol concentration exceeds the legal limit.

When he requested that she take a Breathalyzer test, Allahverdi complied — and learned that shed registered a blood - alcohol concentration (BAC) of a little over 0.08, the legal limit nationwide.

Red wine appears to offer more benefit than other forms of alcohol due to its high concentration of flavonoids and resveratrol, which may play an active role in limiting the start and progression of atherosclerosis.

Isopropyl alcohol has a 2 - 12 % explosive limit, meaning if the concentration of it in the air reaches above 2 % (by evaporating from the mixture and concentrating somewhere, as it's heavier than air), it can explode.

The majority of those crashes involved drivers with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of.15 or higher — nearly double the legal limit.

This study's estimate of the crash risk associated with driving after having slept for 4 - 5 hours in the past 24 hours compared with 7 hours or more is similar to the NHTSA's estimates of the crash risk associated with driving with a BAC [Blood alcohol concentration] equal to the level that all U.S. states have set as the per se legal limit, and the crash risk associated with having slept for less than 4 hours is comparable to the crash risk associated with a BAC of roughly 0.12 — 0.15.

While the standard legal limit of intoxication is a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 percent, the legal limit for anyone under the age of 21 is a BAC of only 0.02 percent.

Being awake for at least 24 hours is equal to having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 %, which is higher than the legal limit in every state.

29 percent of motorcyclists involved in fatal accidents had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) over the legal limit of 0.07 percent.

The charge of «Over 80» means that the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in your body was over the legal limit of 80 mg per 100 ml of blood.

(b) operating an automobile while the concentration of alcohol in the operator's blood exceeds the limit permitted by law,

While the standard legal intoxication limit in the state is a 0.08 percent blood alcohol concentration (BAC), those under age 21 are subject to DUI charges with a BAC as low as 0.02 percent, meaning even one drink can push a minor over the legal threshold of intoxication (Va..

A person can be charged with DUI for driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher, whether or not his or her driving was impaired (the BAC limit for commercial drivers is 0.4 percent).

In 2014, half of the fatalities included a person driving under the influence, and 41 % had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) over the drinking and driving legal limit of.08.

Successfully defended cases involving scientific evidence including, but not limited to, blood alcohol concentration, blood tests for controlled substances, urine tests for controlled substances, fingerprint analysis, gunshot residue and controlled substance identification.

Most people know that you can get a DUI if your blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, is over the Illinois.08 legal limit.

In California, the legal limit for DUI is a blood alcohol concentration (the percentage of alcohol in the blood) of 0.08 or higher.

These breath samples reveal Mr. Jackson's blood alcohol concentration exceeds the legal limit.

A mother's conviction for felony child neglect was supported by evidence that she was driving with a blood alcohol concentration that was triple the legal limit, with her children in the car.

Client gives samples of breath that, when analyzed, show that his blood alcohol level (or BAC or blood alcohol concentration) is 200 mg — well over TWICE the legal limit.

Following on the heels of Ontario's draconian Road Safety Act (discussed at some length in one of my earlier Slaw posts) The B.C. Liberal government has introduced legislation that would create a Provincial offence for driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) between 0.05 - 0.08 (the Criminal Code legal limit is 0.08).

Vancouver lawyer Kyla Lee is concerned about tweaks to the administrative driving prohibition (ADP) which can be handed out when an officer has «reasonable and probable grounds» to believe that a driver's blood alcohol concentration exceeded the legal limit within three hours of driving, or that the person refused to provide a blood...

In California, a person can be charged with driving under the influence (DUI) with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 percent or higher while the BAC limit for drivers of commercial vehicles is 0.04 percent.

Driving with a high Blood Alcohol Concentration makes us drowsy, inhibits reaction time and decision making skills, impairs our vision and perception and limits our ability to focus.

Every state in US has brought out stringent measures and set a limit of 0.08 % of Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) for those who drive under the influence of aAlcohol Concentration (BAC) for those who drive under the influence of alcoholalcohol.

In a news release, she says, «The product I'm using is calibrated to trigger a positive reading at a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05 — slightly less than the legal driving limit — and they're easy to use.

Dina was charged with DWI and aggravated DWI when a breath test revealed that her blood alcohol concentration was twice the legal limit, at.20 %.