Blood Alcohol Level Estimates

The Drink Wheel
On-Line BAC Calculator

I have had over a period of hour(s)2.

I am Male Female (Explanation of gender differences in Blood Alcohol Concentration)

and I weigh Pounds Kilograms

and I live in (so that the result is displayed in the appropriate units).



About the Drink Wheel

The Intoximeters Inc. "Drink Wheel" is a form that you can fill out. Upon completion we will instantly compute your estimated blood/breath alcohol concentration ("BAC") based on the information that you have provided and return that estimate to you. It is presented as a public service to Intoximeters web site visitors. Its primary purpose is to provide useful information about the responsible use of alcohol.

Why is it called a "Drink Wheel"?

We call it the "Drink Wheel" because it is based on various paper and cardboard BAC calculators that are given out in alcohol awareness programs, some of which are in the form of a wheel that you can spin around to calculate your estimated BAC based on what and how much you have had to drink.

It would be extremely foolish for us to pretend that our "Drink Wheel" can tell you what your BAC actually is, first because it would open us up to an incredible amount of potential liability and second if it really did work accurately there would be no need for anyone to buy the instruments that we make and sell.

A person's actual BAC is dependent on many complex factors, including their physical condition (body composition, health etc...) and what they have recently ingested (including food, water, medications and other drugs). This site includes a more detailed discussion of the Pharmacology and Disposition of alcohol in humans.

The results that are generated are rough estimates of an average healthy person's BAC assuming typical beverage sizes, recipes and alcohol content. The BAC estimates generated by the Drink Wheel should not be used to infer anyone's fitness to work, drive or perform any other task or duty.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Drunk Driving On a First Date; DUI Doesn’t Get You Laid

My DUI program required watching videos about drunk driving, drunk drivers and real people telling real stories about their drunk driving experiences. I remember a sweet young woman at the hospital telling the reporter the story about how she ended up at the hospital.

She was out on a first date. She and her date were at a bar where they had a couple of drinks. After all it was a Friday night and neither had to go to work the next day. After the bar they decided to go to a dance club. They danced and drank late into the night and as the club closed its doors they proceeded to the parking lot. She insisted on taking a cab, but her date convinced her that he wasn’t that drunk and since her house was only a few miles down the street, he would be ok to drive.

The young couple was just a few blocks away as the car approached an intersection on high speed. The driver was in a hurry to get back to the woman’s house in the hopes that his drunk buzzed date would let him stay overnight. Driving over the speed limit he crossed the intersection on red and crushed into a UHAUL truck. Both, the driver and the passenger ended up at the hospital instead of the girl’s house. Don’t drink and drive and watch this short funny drunk driving on a date video.

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