NYS Department of Motor Vehicles
Governor's Traffic Safety Committee

.08  Don't blow it.

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:

.08 chart

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.

 

.08  Don't blow it.

STOP DWI New York - Drive the Change!


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