• mkwt@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    At 0.0, breathalysers can’t be used as evidence. They’re not accurate enough.

    For what it’s worth, in US aviation, the standard is 0.00 BAC and 8 hours “from bottle to throttle.” But breathalyser evidence is treated with a 0.02 threshold for measurement tolerance.

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      8 days ago

      0.02 is used in Sweden as well, for this very reason - the legally acceptable amount of alcohol to consume when operating a motor vehicle is 0.

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          23 hours ago

          Until the alcohol has been fully broken down and is no longer present in the bloodstream.

          For multiple drinks, probably the day after.

          • sem@piefed.blahaj.zone
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            6 hours ago

            There is a 1 hour per standard drink heuristic in the US – people believe they are safe to drive after that. Not sure what the science shows