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| The Hangover |
WHY DRIVING AFTER a Night of Drinking...
...can be a REALLY BAD IDEA.
This can be a bad call for a couple BIG reasons...
People metabolize alcohol into their blood differently. This is basic science. Women get drunker faster and more potently than men. It's a biochemical issue that causes this big differential. Weight affects alcohol tolerance. So does how much you had to eat.
Etc, etc, etc,...
In other words, if you got really drunk and went to sleep at 3am ... and woke up to drive someplace at 8am...there is a very HIGH probability that you still have alcohol in your blood and could still be INTOXICATED or IMPAIRED.
We often have clients who forget that in New York you can be charged with Driving While Ability IMPAIRED by alcohol ---so you do not have to be at 0.08% BAC to be charged.
The only thing that can reduce the level of alcohol in your blood is TIME.
Greasy food, coffee, medicines, or any other home remedy will NOT make you more sober. It take time.
So be smart. If you have to be someplace at 8am --make sure you stop drinking many hours in advance to be sure that you are stone sober when you get in your car in the morning.
Police are watching for people between 10pm and 9am. Especially on weekends in a college town.
Don't get caught the morning after a good party. Party smart.
BY: Attorney Mike Cyr
P: 607-229-5184
Twitter: @ithacadwi
