In all states, 0.08% or higher. In some states, .05% or higher.
The legal alcohol limit when driving in Texas depends on a couple things. The legal alcohol limit is 0.08 BAC, if you are under 21 then the limit is set at 0.02 BAC and if you are a commercial driver then the limit is 0.04 BAC.
is 0.86 over the limit for driving
It depends on what state you are in.
Blood Alcohol Content. How much of your blood is alcohol. Legal driving limit is < .08
.08
0.04 same as if you were driving a commercial vehicle
The maximum BAC (blood-alcohol content) you are legally allowed to have before being considered illegal is 0.08% in the US. In the UK the limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 milliliters of breath.
The current level for blood alcohol content currently set as the legal limit in Japan is 0.03%. 7 countries along with Japan have 0.03% as the legal limit. 23 countries fall into a category of not allowing any blood alcohol level be acceptable for driving, 7 countries have 0.02% as the legal limit while none have 0.01%.
Alcohol impairs driving abilities. Lawmakers would like to stop inebriated people from driving because in most accidents with injuries, some of the people involved have alcohol in their blood. Breath alcohol tests are simple and fairly reliable.
Dui charges are driving under the influence of alcohol. When one is caught pulled over by the police and they fail the alcohol limit test. The cop brings them up on charges of driving drunk.
The main cause in all drinking and driving cases is drinking alcohol past the legal limit. To make sure the limit is known all across the country, I would check out this site to see what the legal limit is per state: http://duilawyernow.org/
When you drive with some alcohol in your system but not above the legal limit. You are "buzzed" but still technically legal to drive.