How To Calculate BAC - Blood Alcohol Content

How to Calculate BAC – Blood Alcohol Content

See below how to calculate BAC, or your blood alcohol content level, before you drive. All 50 states have set the minimum BAC legal limit at 0.08% BAC for drivers over 21, and from 0.00% to 0.02% BAC for underage drivers, and 0.04% BAC for CDL drivers (commercial motor vehicle operators).

Every drinking driver in America should spend 15 minutes to LEARN what his or her BAC calculator “value” would be after a couple of standard drinks. This will let that person know whether to take Uber or Lyft, instead of driving.

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The BAC calculator below shows your legal BAC by weight, or your estimated blood alcohol level by the number of standard alcohol drinks consumed in relation to your body weight. It will show you your BAC after one beer.

Here is how to estimate your blood alcohol content using our drunk calculator:

1. Count your number of drinks consumed. One drink = 1 ounce of 100-proof liquor, one 5 ounce glass of table wine, or one 12 ounce bottle of regular beer.

2. Using the chart below, find where “# of Drinks Consumed” and “Body Weight” intersect. This is your estimated BAC.

3. Subtract from this number the percent of alcohol “burned up” during the time elapsed since your first drink. This “burn up” rate is .015% per hour. (Example: 180 lb. man – 8 drinks in 4 hours / .167% minus (.015×4) = .107 %

	# of Drinks Consumed
Body Weight	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
100 lb.	.038	.075	.113	.150	.188	.225	.263	.300	.338	.375	.413	.450
110 lb.	.034	.066	.103	.137	.172	.207	.241	.275	.309	.344	.379	.412
120 lb.	.031	.063	.094	.125	.156	.188	.219	.250	.281	.313	.344	.375
130 lb.	.029	.058	.087	.116	.145	.174	.203	.232	.261	.290	.320	.348
140 lb.	.027	.054	.080	.107	.134	.161	.188	.214	.241	.268	.295	.321
150 lb.	.025	.050	.075	.100	.125	.151	.176	.201	.226	.251	.276	.301
160 lb.	.023	.047	.070	.094	.117	.141	.164	.188	.211	.234	.258	.281
170 lb.	.022	.045	.066	.088	.110	.132	.155	.178	.200	.221	.244	.265
180 lb.	.021	.042	.063	.083	.104	.125	.146	.167	.188	.208	.229	.250
190 lb.	.020	.040	.059	.079	.099	.119	.138	.158	.179	.198	.217	.237
200 lb.	.019	.038	.056	.075	.094	.113	.131	.150	.169	.188	.206	.225
210 lb.	.018	.036	.053	.071	.090	.107	.125	.143	.161	.179	.197	.215
220 lb.	.017	.034	.051	.068	.085	.102	.119	.136	.153	.170	.188	.205
230 lb.	.016	.032	.049	.065	.081	.098	.115	.130	.147	.163	.180	.196
240 lb.	.016	.031	.047	.063	.078	.094	.109	.125	.141	.156	.172	.188

A high BAC at the time of your DUI arrest can look hopeless, but we can help! Even one beer can affect your BAC by weight. Our top-rated Atlanta criminal defense attorney and drunk driving book author files pre-trial motions to suppress breath test results, and then fights your DUI charges all the way, by finding and asserting a winnable DUI defense. A lot of drivers are stopped at DUI checkpoints and given a breathalyzer test. If you “blow” over the legal limit, which is 0.08% in all 50 states, the officer will usually ask you to perform field sobriety tests. These tests are VOLUNTARY! Nothing good can come from taking them.

If you are eventually arrested for drunken driving, the police also may order a DUI blood test before you are taken to jail. Therefore, how to calculate BAC is important if you are unsure about your ability to drive safely.

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