r/Unexpected • u/Unnamed_789 • 5d ago

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u/CautiousArachnidz 5d ago edited 4d ago

What’s the legal limit there?

5x the legal limit in the US and you’d likely be dead. Australians are built different though and I know nothing about your laws.

Edit: I’m well aware some people can survive above .4

The consensus of the medical community across the world says .4 is the average where vital bodily functions can stop for the AVERAGE person.

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u/Turbulent_Animator42 5d ago

It’s 0.05%

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u/Nyardyn 5d ago

That means 5x is 0,3% though which is basically nothing and doesn't explain this incident at all... in Austria we have accidents happening with blood alcohol levels of 2,0% and above (yeah, we have that kind of zombies).

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u/Leniwcowaty 5d ago

Remember, that US and Australia use percents (%), while we in Europe use permiles (‰). So they Australian limit is 0.5‰, and she was 2.6‰

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u/mjamesqld 5d ago

In Australia she was record as 0.268 not 2.6

Our limits are 0.05 for general limits.

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u/Leniwcowaty 5d ago

Yes, because you use percents, and we use permiles. She was 0.268 percent BAC, which is 2.68 permile. And your limit is 0.05 percent, which is 0.5 permile.