In most jurisdictions, eight-tenths of one percent by volume (.08 or .8, depending on the measurement scale in use). That is also the level at which people's ability to drive and operate other machinery safely becomes impaired (which has been proven in hundreds of studies), so it make perfect sense.
its measured by BAC level of 0.8
.025 BAC
It's illegal to operate a vehicle if ones BAC is .08 or higher.
BAC is a percentage measurement of the level of alcohol in your bloodstream.
No, your mood does not affect your BAC. Your BAC or blood alcohol level is only affected by the amount of alcohol you have consumed.
Blood Alchohol Content.
That is a dangerously high BAC level.
It means that the blood alcohol level is 0.08%, or that the bloodstream is 8 parts alcohol out of 10000. This level is sufficient to cause impairment such that most states in the US set that as the point beyond which it is illegal to drive. Note that a BAC of 0.40 is generally fatal. Alcohol is a poison, after all.
That depends on the person's BAC, which drops at the rate of about .015 of BAC per hour.
Sure you CAN drive, however a person weighing 150 lbs will have a BAC near .03 right after drinking one glass of wine. That is a level where your judgment and coordination will be impaired even if you are not legally drunk. You can be cited for impaired driving, still having a BAC under .08.
0.8% BAC, I think...
when their BAC is at or above .05%