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From: [email protected] (Steve Manes)
Subject: Re: Drinking and Riding
Organization: Manes and Associates, NYC
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Norman Hamer ([email protected]) wrote:
: What is a general rule of thumb for sobriety and cycling? Couple hours after
: you "feel" sober? What? Or should I just work with "If I drink tonight, I
: don't ride until tomorrow"?
It depends on how badly you want to live. The FAA says "eight hours, bottle
to throttle" for pilots but recommends twenty-four hours. The FARs specify
a blood/alcohol level of 0.4 as legally drunk, I think, which is more than
twice as strict as DWI minimums.
BTW, alcohol metabolizes in your blood at a fixed rate -- one beer/hour will
keep your blood/alcohol level barely street-legal. Coffee, hyperventilation
and other bar tricks won't speed it up nor will they fool Mr. Ranger.
--
Stephen Manes [email protected]
Manes and Associates New York, NY, USA =o&>o