Drinking even a small amount of alcohol increases your chances of having an accident. Do not drink and drive. It is illegal to drive if your BAC is .08 percent or greater. However, you can be convicted of DUI if your BAC is less than .08 percent and your driving ability is impaired. Twelve ounces of beer, five ounces of wine or one and one-half ounces of hard liquor contain the same amount of alcohol.
Time is the only way to remove the effects of alcohol.
Food, coffee and showers do not speed up the elimination of alcohol from your body. Usually, heavier people have more blood and body fluids to dilute the alcohol. Other things affect your reaction to alcohol. These include food eaten, your tolerance of alcohol and any drugs you may have taken. In addition to alcohol, many other prescription and nonprescription drugs impair safe driving.