Permissible dose of alcohol for the driver. Permissible alcohol limit while driving in ppm

In Russia in 2015, the number of accidents caused by drivers in a state of alcohol intoxication. Legislators, trying to reduce the number of “alcohol-related accidents,” on the one hand, are tightening the penalties for drunk drivers, and on the other hand, are improving legislation in the field of determining blood alcohol levels.

We will tell you in more detail what threatens drunk drivers, what is the permissible limit of alcohol while driving in ppm in 2019 in Russia. Are 0.16 mg/l of alcohol in exhaled air and 0.35 ppm the same thing?

The task of legislators is to eliminate situations where drivers who drink kvass, non-alcoholic beer or other drinks with a minimum alcohol content are subject to deprivation of their license. The experience of the period from 2010 to 2013, when the driver had to exhale absolute zero in ppm, showed the virtual impossibility of complying with such a norm.

How many ppm are allowed in Russia in 2019?

Let's turn to the law: the established indicators are contained in Art. 12.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, or rather, in the note to it. In particular, it states that liability under this article occurs if the driver is found to have alcohol in a concentration of 0.3 grams per liter of blood or 0.16 milligrams per liter of exhaled air.

What is ppm?

Promille is a unit of measurement characterizing the concentration of alcohols in physiological media. The indicator is 1/1000 of a number and is indicated by the ‰ sign (that is, 1/10 of a percent). 1 ppm = 1 gram of pure alcohol per liter of blood.

Acceptable rate alcohol while driving in ppm in 2019 in Russia is:

0.356 ppm - on exhalation (0.16 mg/l),
0.3 ppm - in the blood.

This norm was introduced by Law No. 62-FZ “On Amendments to Article 12.8 of the Code Russian Federation on administrative violations”, signed on April 3 and entered into force on July 3, 2018. The note now sets out the permissible norm of ethanol not only in exhaled air, but also in the blood.

The innovation was introduced taking into account total errors. In other words, this is not a permission to drink a little alcohol and get behind the wheel, but protection for those citizens who may lose their rights by mistake.

The error is often caused by a malfunction measuring instruments: determination of concentration “by blood” is much more accurate than “by air”.

In addition, ethanol can appear in the body not only in alcohol abusers:

alcohol can be produced endogenously in humans in the presence of certain disorders and diseases (for example, yeast infections of the gastrointestinal tract);
ethanol is also included in some medicines, drinks and food ( chocolates, kefir, kumiss, non-alcoholic beer, kvass, natural fruit juices, sauerkraut, rye bread etc.).

Responsibility for drunk driving

Permissible ppm of alcohol - important indicator, since it affects the qualification of the offense committed. Let us remind you that those who get behind the wheel in drunk drivers may be subject to administrative or even criminal liability. In the first case - according to Art. 12.8, art. 12.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, in the second - under 264 and 264.1 of the Criminal Code.

The law is harsh on drunk drivers; you can almost always lose your license; the terms and measures vary:

when driving while intoxicated, the offender faces a fine of 30 thousand rubles;
the same amount will be fined if control was transferred to a drunk person, the driver refused to be examined;
if such a driver does not have a license, an administrative arrest lasting 10-15 days is added to the fine.
for a repeated violation or for a repeated refusal to undergo a medical examination, liability arises under the Criminal Code: a fine of 200-300,000 rubles, up to 480 hours of corrective labor, up to 2 years of forced labor, deprivation of rights for 3 years.
If the accident results in someone’s death, you can go to prison for 2-9 years.

How did permissible ppm change in Russia?

Responsibility for drunk driving was first introduced into the USSR in 1956. In 1974 the Union ratified Vienna Convention on road traffic, according to which the alcohol content should not exceed 0.8 ppm. In 1988, by decree of the Ministry of Health, a standard of 0.2 ppm was established. In 2003, the permissible rate was raised to 0.5, and later reduced to 0.3 along with the adoption of the new Code of Administrative Offenses in 2008.

Accordingly, until 2010, the values in force in the Russian Federation were close to those accepted now. Let us remember that previously 0.15 mg/l was allowed, and now - 0.16 mg/l.

At the very strict years, 2010-2013, this share was 0; if 0.01 mg of ethanol was detected, you could lose your rights.

What about other countries?

Let us turn to the experience of other states. The permissible ppm rate for driving in 2019 for drivers in Belarus is 0.3. The value was fixed by a resolution of the Council of Ministers of August 2, 2011, and before that it was higher - 0.5 ppm. If driving with such a concentration results in an accident, the ethanol content will act as an aggravating circumstance.

There are states where there is generally a prohibition law, which also applies to drivers. This is the situation in United Arab Emirates, Brunei. Surprisingly, some countries of tolerant Europe adhere to the same rules: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary.

How much per mille is allowed while driving in 2019 in European countries, the USA and a number of others: table

Things are quite strict in the Baltic states and some of its neighbors: up to 0.2 ‰ is allowed in Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Norway, Sweden. In Asia, the PRC adheres to the same rule. The Germans approached the issue interestingly: young and inexperienced drivers are entitled to 0 ‰, the rest - up to 0.5. In some European countries, the permitted level sometimes reaches 0.8 ppm.

Since 2013, the concept of permissible ppm of alcohol in the blood has been returned to Russia. Let’s look into what this concept means and what it is connected with.

What is it, ppm?

Of course, with the advent of cars, there was a need to accurately determine whether alcohol was present in the driver’s body or not. Permille came in handy for this. Contrary to popular belief, this concept does not necessarily have to be associated only with alcohol. Permille is a mathematical term meaning a thousandth of a whole. If we convert it into percentages, then 1 ppm will be 0.1, or 1/10 percent. The name comes from the Latin expression per mille, which translates to “per thousand.” It is designated - accordingly - ‰. In addition to determining the mass fractions various substances in solutions (as happens with the salinity of water), the slope of the railway track is measured in ppm. However, we are only interested in alcohol.

Is ppm a lot or a little?

Usually people are accustomed to thinking that a unit is a reference point and a priori represents a small value. However, in relation to the ppm of alcohol in a person’s blood, this statement is completely incorrect. A bottle of vodka drunk alone by a man weighing 75 kilograms is about 2.5 ppm, and a figure of 5 ppm is considered a lethal dose of alcohol. If you do the math, one can of beer contains 0.32 ppm of ethyl alcohol, 100 grams of vodka - 0.55, and a bottle of wine with a strength of 12% - 0.7. Using these data, you can approximately determine how many ppm of alcohol was consumed in a particular case. Of course, such calculations will be very approximate.

Factors affecting absorption

When calculating whether the permissible limit of ppm of alcohol will be exceeded, you need to take into account that their amount is influenced by several factors. Firstly, they will depend on the gender, weight and health status of the person. Agree, healthy man weighing under one hundred kilograms needs to consume a much larger dose of alcohol than a teenager or woman. Secondly, of course, the strength of the alcoholic drink and the amount drunk matter. It is necessary to take into account the quality and quantity of the snack that accompanied the consumption of alcohol. It has long been known that if the latter is absent, then, in addition to the fact that intoxication will occur faster, traces of the presence of alcohol will persist for a longer time.

Absorption and excretion of alcohol

To ensure that the ppm alcohol limit is not exceeded, the rate of absorption and excretion of alcohol must be taken into account. It is believed that the maximum concentration in the blood, depending on the strength of the drink and the accompanying snack, will be achieved in the range of half an hour to two hours. Despite the fact that drinking alcohol immediately before a trip is strictly prohibited, nothing is said about the taboo on drinking it the day before. If the driver nevertheless allowed himself too much, then in order not to exceed permissible ppm alcohol, are usually guided by the following data:

the average man, weighing about 80 kilograms, after drinking a bottle of weak beer (0.5 l), can get behind the wheel no earlier than two hours later, and if the beer was strong, then after three;

100 grams of vodka will be delayed for three hours, and 300 - for eleven;

large doses of strong alcohol force you to delay your trip for at least seventeen hours.

What about in other countries?

Enlightened Europe is much more tolerant of how many ppm of alcohol is permissible. In many of its countries, as well as in American countries, people whose readings do not exceed 0.5 ppm are allowed to drive. In some countries, such as Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg and even the UK, the permissible ppm of alcohol while driving is 0.8. However, exceeding this dose is fraught with hefty fines (if the primary violation can cost $500, then for the second they can charge up to 5, and for the third - up to 10 thousand) and deprivation of rights. Drivers in Burundi, the Cayman Islands and Lesotho can afford 1 ppm of alcohol while driving. And there are absolutely no restrictions on the amount of alcohol in the blood in Bhutan, the Dominican Republic, Congo and some other countries, but, as a rule, law-abiding tourists are not recommended to visit these countries.

There are also states in whose territory there is no such thing as permissible ppm of alcohol for a driver. These include the Czech Republic, Hungary, Azerbaijan, and Liechtenstein. On the territory of these states, the presence of any amount of alcohol in the blood of a person while driving is not permitted by law. In Japan, which is also a country that supports prohibition for drivers, they went even further. If the driver is drunk, then not only he, but also all adult passengers pay a fine. In addition, even waiters and bartenders are prohibited from bringing alcohol to a person if it is known for sure that he is driving. Violation of this rule may result in your license being revoked.

Alcohol (ppm) in Russia

In our state, the situation with acceptable standards has already changed several times. Until 2010, it was possible to drive with readings not exceeding 0.3‰. However, at the proposal of Dmitry Medvedev, who held the post of President of the Russian Federation at that time, amendments were made to the law that introduced a zero standard, that is, the result of the test should have been an indicator of 0.0‰. This decision was made controversially and became the reason that over the next three years there was a massive deprivation of the rights of drivers whose readings were within the error limits of breathalyzers. Then it was decided to involve the scientific community in solving this problem. The result was another reform carried out in 2013. She no longer determined the permissible alcohol limit for drivers, but the total error of the device at 0.16 milligrams per liter (which is 0.356‰).

Where did the 0.16 mg/l figure come from?

After it was officially recognized that all devices have a certain error, all the necessary tests were carried out, which revealed that the error of the most common alcohol meters, whose range of measured concentrations starts from 0.5 mg/l, ranges from 0.02 to 0. 05. Based on these figures, for inclusion in the notes of the Code administrative violations Milligrams of alcohol per liter of exhaled air were chosen as the unit of measurement. To ensure that drivers' rights were not violated, the error value was taken with a triple margin - 0.05 x 3 + 0.01 “just in case.” However, it is emphasized that this value refers specifically to the instrument error and individual physiological characteristics body, and in no way is an indulgence to drink alcohol.

mg/l and ppm

Today, the amount of alcohol in the body is determined based on two values. One of them is ppm, and the other is milligrams per liter of air that is exhaled. In official legislation, permissible alcohol limits are indicated precisely in the latter. To convert one value to another, you need to remember that 0.1 ppm is 0.045 mg/l.

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How is the examination carried out?

First of all, it should be noted that there are two types of examination for alcohol intoxication. This is a procedure carried out by a traffic police officer on site and a medical examination itself. The following factors may serve as the basis for its implementation:

the driver’s refusal to undergo an on-site examination;

if the driver is suspected of committing a crime against safety traffic.

Please note that without the traffic police inspector carrying out the necessary measures on site, that is, without a protocol and breathalyzer data or the driver’s refusal to undergo examination, also documented, a referral to a medical specialist will be sent. examination is illegal.

As for the examination by the traffic police officer, he can stop you, guided by the following signs:

the smell of alcohol;

uncertain movements;

speech disorder;

change in skin color;

hand tremors;

inappropriate behavior.

However, having stopped, he must explain the procedure, present data on the verification of the device that will be used for the examination and let him verify its integrity. In addition, the inspector must provide two witnesses (his colleagues will not be suitable) who will have to witness the act or the procedure must be filmed with a video camera.

Possible results

If the breathalyzer shows less than the permissible 0.3 ppm, then you may be released, but you may also be sent for a medical examination. You should not refuse it - this can provoke automatic deprivation of rights.

If the test shows that alcohol (per mille) exceeds the permissible level, then the driver may not agree with this. And then he must be sent to a medical institution. In this case, you should make sure that the inspection report is accompanied by a breathalyzer receipt, which contains data about the device, information about the driver, the time of the examination and the result of the examination, as well as the data of the inspector and his signature. If intoxication is confirmed, then make sure that the report indicates the reason that caused it (the wording “unidentified substance” is currently not accepted).

The driver may refuse to undergo the examination. In this case, a document is also drawn up, which records the fact of refusal and is certified by the signatures of witnesses. In this case, the traffic police officer must take the driver to the place where the medical examination will be carried out. If in honey. institution, the fact of alcohol consumption was denied, then traffic police officers must take the driver to the place where the suspension from driving occurred vehicle.

Responsibility for drunk driving

Considering that alcohol intoxication is becoming common cause dangerous situations and traffic offenses, penalties are constantly growing. Today, the first time a drunk driver is detected, regardless of the degree of intoxication, he is deprived of his license for up to two years and is subject to a fine of 30 thousand rubles. The same penalties are imposed on drivers who refuse certification. Repeated violation is punishable by a fine of 50 thousand, and the person is deprived of his rights for three years. If at the time of the violation the driver was already deprived of his license, then an arrest for 15 days is possible.

Despite the rather harsh penalties, the latter can be strengthened. Proposals are being considered to increase the amount of fines to 500 thousand and lifelong deprivation of the right to drive a vehicle.

Ethanol is excreted at different rates in people. In each case, the speed of cleansing the body is individual, depending on gender and health status. The alcohol calculator allows you to estimate the average, approximate level of alcohol in the blood plasma, and calculate when the driver can get behind the wheel of a car.

Alcohol calculator

The concentration of alcohol in the blood is calculated using a calculator that takes into account the strength, volume of drinks consumed, gender and weight. The calculator is based on a formula proposed in 1932 by Swedish chemist Erik Widmark for use in forensic practice.

Calculations using the Widmark formula are quite complex, and to make the task easier, an alcohol calculator was created based on it. It is easy to use; to get the result, you just need to enter your data correctly.

The calculation result reliably reflects the amount of ethyl alcohol supplied with drinks. The resulting value takes into account the average rate of decrease in blood alcohol content, equal to 0.15‰/hour.

Blood alcohol content calculator:

Table of intoxication in ppm

The table can also be of benefit to drivers who have not consumed alcohol. After all, ethyl alcohol is found in small quantities not only in drinks. A police officer's breathalyzer on the road can show up to 0.6 ‰ after a driver consumes kvass, and 0.2 ‰ after drinking kefir.

Blood alcohol level table:

Degree of intoxication in ‰ (ppm)	Well-being	Effect on driving
0,2-0,5	The condition is slightly different from sobriety; excessive talkativeness and obsession appear, but within the bounds of decency.	There is no reaction to moving cars, there is a desire to increase speed, and the ability to assess distance is impaired.
0,5-0,8	The condition is accompanied by euphoria, violation of morality, loss of control over behavior, and impudence.	The adaptation of vision to changes in lighting and the perception of red color are weakened. The driver does not see the traffic light or red brake lights.
0,8-1,2	Events are assessed inadequately, symptoms appear alcohol poisoning– nausea, apathy, disorientation. The mood changes from indifference to outbursts of aggression and anger.	The ability to adequately assess distances is lost, and the reaction slows down. The driver notices it late and does not have time to react when cyclists, fences, or parked cars appear in the field of view.
1,2-2,4	Unpredictable behavior, tendency towards apathy. Signs of poisoning intensify, vomiting and involuntary bowel movements appear.	Coordination is lost, visual response is reduced, and there is no adequate assessment of the situation. All of the above is accompanied by monstrous arrogance.

At a value of more than 2.4 ‰ it becomes real threat paralysis, heart attack. Above 3 ‰ - suppression of respiratory reflexes, decreased temperature, coma, risk of death.

At ppm 3.8 and above, a person can die from paralysis of the respiratory center in the brain.

Duration of effects of alcohol

The rate of ethanol utilization in the body depends on the characteristics of metabolism, condition digestive system, liver, pancreas. The breakdown of ethyl alcohol requires enzymes that may be inactive or even absent.

The degree of intoxication of a person depends on factors:

person's weight, height;
hereditary predisposition;
state of the digestive, respiratory and urinary system.

By using alcohol calculator It is possible to assess the degree of intoxication, but it will not be possible to accurately determine the amount of ethanol in the blood using the tables. Ethanol elimination rates in humans different times and at different conditions are very different.

The speed of sobering up depends on the state of a person’s health, namely, on the functionality of his liver and pancreas. At chronic diseases the removal of alcohol from the body slows down, intoxication suddenly sets in, and the symptoms of alcohol poisoning become more pronounced.

Features of splitting

The liver plays a special role in detoxifying the body. Long-term abuse of alcoholic beverages worsens its functions, destroys the organ, and leads to cirrhosis. The more damaged the liver, the less alcohol causes intoxication and poisoning.

Absorption of ethyl alcohol begins almost immediately after drinking the drink; after an hour it accumulates in the blood maximum quantity ethanol

The process slows down while consuming fatty foods. After being removed from the blood, alcohol is still contained in the urine and cerebrospinal fluid.

Strength matters alcoholic drinks. Strong drinks take longer to eliminate, so if it takes 4 hours to neutralize 100 grams of vodka, then the intoxication from a bottle of beer goes away after 2 hours.

Beer will not be felt when breathing after 30 minutes, and alcohol vapors after taking 100 g of vodka can be felt in the exhaled air for 1.5 hours.

Calculations

100 g of vodka converted to 96% ethyl alcohol equals 40 g of pure alcohol. To determine the degree of intoxication, the amount of alcohol (‰) must be divided by the total weight of body fluid.

All body fluid in men on average corresponds to 65-70% of body weight, and for a person weighing 70 kg, the weight of all fluid will be: 70 kg × 70% / 100% = 49 kg.

To calculate the degree of intoxication, the amount of pure alcohol contained in 100 grams of vodka, which is 40 g of alcohol, is divided by the total amount of water in the body. The total liquid in this case is 49 kg. Dividing 40 by 49, we get 0.82 ppm.

The degree of intoxication of a woman is also calculated, taking into account that the share of water in female body accounts for 55% to 60%. With a high fat content, the body contains less water. The more muscle, the higher the fluid percentage.

To make it easier to calculate what your blood alcohol level is, a calculator has been developed. It allows you to determine the degree of intoxication without making any special mental effort.

Absorption in the body

After ethyl alcohol enters the stomach, it is absorbed into the blood and then spreads through the bloodstream. 90% of alcohol is absorbed in the liver, the rest is broken down in the kidneys, intestines, skin, and lungs.

In particular, the difference in the rate of elimination of toxins in women and men depends on the vital volume of the lungs. male body. Alcohol is eliminated from average speed 0.1 ‰ per hour. And with intoxication of 1.2 ‰, sobering will occur after 12 hours.

In women, the rate of ethanol elimination is 1.2 times lower than in men. Accordingly, a woman with a degree of intoxication of 1.2 ‰ will sober up in 12 × 1.2 = 14.4 hours.

Complete removal of alcohol from the blood

Permissible amount of ethanol in the blood

According to the current legislation of the Russian Federation, vehicle drivers are prohibited from using intoxicating substances. The maximum permissible blood alcohol level by law is 0.16 mg/l in the breath exhaled during testing, introduced as a possible error in the measuring device.

In ppm, the permitted blood alcohol level is 0.336‰. This concentration in the blood occurs within an hour if a man weighing 80 kg consumes:

50 g vodka;
50 g cognac;
200 g champagne;
200 g wine;
500 g of beer.

Women are more sensitive to alcohol. The level of ethanol in their blood will not exceed the norm one hour after consumption:

30 g vodka;
30 g cognac;
100 g wine;
100 g champagne;
330 g beer.

A man weighing 80 kg and drinking 100 g of vodka will be able to confidently drive in 3 hours. A person who drinks 200 g of wine – after 1.5 hours, and someone who drinks 1 liter of beer – after more than 4 hours. During this time, the ethanol level in the blood will drop to the permissible 0.336‰.

To maximize the removal of alcohol from the blood of a man weighing 80 kg, a longer period of time will be required: 100 g of vodka is eliminated in 4 hours, and 100 g of champagne in 1 hour.

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Drunk driving is unacceptable. It is unlikely that anyone would think of proving the opposite. After all, most accidents with human casualties occur due to the fault of insane drivers who are deeply intoxicated. But life is life. It also happens that people are subject to fines for driving while intoxicated, who did not even suspect at the time of the check that there was a dose of alcohol in their body that was incompatible with the process of driving. Is there even a legal limit for alcohol while driving?

What is ppm and what is this term used for?

If we take the newest period of the history of our country, then permission to drive a car with a certain minimum content of ethyl alcohol in the blood existed from 07/01/2008 to 08/10/2010. And it began to operate again from 09/01/2013. So, it is not possible to talk about any serious experience of safe travel with a background amount of alcohol in the body, given the negligible duration of liberal legislation. Many drivers still don’t know that there is a legal level of alcohol while driving, and they don’t even know the meaning of the word “ppm.” We will try to fill this gap in their driving education.

To understand this issue, it is necessary to first understand what we will be talking about. The fact is that the very concept of “per mille” (Latin per mille - per thousand) - one thousandth of a whole or 1⁄10 percent (denoted - ‰) entered the life of domestic drivers relatively recently. It is often used when talking about blood alcohol content.

If a person's blood contains ethyl alcohol, then ppm may indicate its exact amount. And it can be used to determine the stage of intoxication in which the tested driver arrives at the time of the test. In other words, ppm demonstrates how many mg of alcohol 0.1 liter of blood contains. The breathalyzer, which determines how much alcohol is allowed while driving, is made in increments of 0.1 ppm. This means that each division indicates 0.045 mg of alcohol in one liter of blood.

But in Law No. 62-FZ of April 3, 2018, which amended Article 12.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and established the permissible level of alcohol in the driver’s blood, this term itself (ppm) is not used. It only talks about the permissible content in mg/l (16) in exhaled air and in g/l in the blood (0.3).

Products that may contain alcohol

The period when Russian legislation There was only a “zero option”, that is, there could be no talk of any permissible level of alcohol, which revealed the existence of certain problems. They were connected with the fact that people who did not drink alcohol at all were subject to punishment for drunk driving. You may ask, how can this even be? Very simple. It turns out that a person’s diet contains enough food products that can bring him under administrative charges.

If he prefers:

non-alcoholic beer;
warm juices;
overripe fruits;
chocolates;
oranges;
kvass;
fermented milk products,

then ethyl alcohol is present in his body for a short time in insignificant quantities

And since the task of educating drivers was not put at the proper level and tables of this kind were not brought to the attention of motorists, they often found themselves in unpleasant situations. It was enough to drink a glass of kvass, get behind the wheel and be stopped by a traffic police inspector, and the alcohol test could give a positive result.

Apparently, the number of such cases has grown into quality, and deputies decided to soften the legislation. This means that the permitted dose of alcohol while driving in 2019 will be valid, as confirmed by the aforementioned law No. 62-FZ, which came into force on July 3 last year.

Acceptable standards

So, we already know that several years have passed since drivers were allowed to have a small amount of alcohol in their body while driving a vehicle. After many years administrative terror, they are gradually coming to their senses. And a glass of kefir or fermented baked milk drunk while driving no longer causes them to panic if the car is stopped by a traffic police inspector.

Also, those who take tincture of valerian or motherwort in medicinal purposes and doses: the permitted amount of ppm is quite enough to prevent heart patients from having an attack while taking a sobriety test.

Let's clarify what the minimum permissible level of alcohol content in a driver's blood in 2019 will allow him to get behind the wheel. As we already know, the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Traffic Rules currently allow the presence of alcohol in the driver’s blood in microdoses.

Currently in Russia the permissible level of ethyl alcohol in the blood is 0.3 g/l. And in the air exhaled by the driver, the concentration of pure alcohol cannot be higher than 0.16 mg/l.

But you need to understand that a person’s weight greatly influences the results of tests taken to determine the degree of intoxication. Therefore, achieving the standard in 2019 permissible level It will take a different amount of time for everyone to reach alcohol levels in their blood.

As you can see, in people of different size and weight, after drinking the same amount of alcohol and after the same amount of time, the concentration of alcohol in the blood will be completely different.

This once again confirms the rule that states that drinking alcohol before getting behind the wheel, and even more so while driving, is unacceptable in principle. Moreover, it does not matter how much is drunk - 10 or 100 g. Any amount of alcohol drunk can lead to an increased level of alcohol in the driver’s blood.

Measure of responsibility

Despite the relaxation of legislation regarding the amount of alcohol in the body of drivers, the punishment for violating established standards remains as severe.

Those drivers whose exhaled breath is found to exceed the permissible level of 0.16 mg/l during testing are guaranteed to be fined 30 thousand rubles and their driver’s license will be confiscated for a period of 18–24 months. Recurrence of the same violation entails a fine of 50 thousand rubles and deprivation of permission to drive vehicles for 3 years.

In addition, anyone who was fined for drunk driving and deprived of his license, but decided that even without documents he could drive out on the road while drunk, will be subject to arrest for up to 15 days and will pay a fine of 30,000 rubles: in the cell he will have time in peace situation to think about whether it is really important how much ppm of alcohol is allowed while driving for drivers in 2019.

How to drink wisely

After you have taken into account the information on penalties for exceeding the permissible dose of alcohol in the body of a person driving a car, you need to think about how not to become their target yourself. Most in an effective way Avoiding trouble can be a complete and final cessation of drinking alcohol.

But, taking into account the traditions of the people and the genes we inherited from our ancestors, who formed these traditions in an unfavorable climate, we understand that not everyone will be lucky enough to quit drinking.

Therefore, we bring to your attention a summary table with the help of which everyone can determine for themselves what to drink and how much, as well as whether to drink or not to drink if they soon get behind the wheel.

How to independently calculate how much you can drink

For those who do not feel strong enough to give up alcohol on the day before driving, we suggest learning how to independently calculate the amount of alcohol that may not provoke a critical reading on the breathalyzer.

So, as an example, we take a man whose weight is 75 kg. He drank 200 ml of vodka. Vodka strength is 40%.

A man's body contains 70 percent water. This means that 75 * 0.7 = 52.5 kg.

Pure alcohol in 200 ml of vodka 200 * 0.4 = 80 ml.

We multiply the resulting 80 ml by the alcohol density of 0.79 and get 63.2 grams of ethanol, which the man introduced into his body after drinking 200 ml of vodka.

We make an allowance for the fact that alcohol for calculation must be 100 percent. Therefore, we subtract 10% from the resulting 63.2 g. 56.88 g left.

As a result of calculations, we obtain a concentration of alcohol in the body of 56.88/52.5 = 1.08 ppm.

We hope that the calculation methodology is clear to you. And now you have the opportunity to independently select the names and doses of alcohol-containing drinks in anticipation of driving trips. Or you can use where all these formulas are already included.

Although we still remain unconvinced and strongly recommend using the desire and opportunity to drive a car as a powerful argument for switching to sober image life.

Permissible alcohol limit while driving: Video

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A clause on the permissible alcohol content has again appeared in the legislation of the Russian Federation - 2.5 years after its abolition. And millions of drivers have a lot of questions about whether the blood alcohol level has changed compared to the values from the previously canceled amendments and whether it is possible to return the rights taken away on the basis of a conclusion about the presence of alcohol in a lower or the same concentration.

What does the breathalyzer show?

This is a device that shows the amount of alcohol in a person’s body. And at the same time this bad dream any driver. The simplest breathalyzers - SIMS and Sobriety Test tubes - simply detect the presence of alcohol, but do not show its concentration.

Professional and personal devices are divided according to purpose. Breathalyzers for traffic police are included in a separate category. This is how the permissible limit of alcohol while driving is determined. Breathalyzers show the amount in ppm. That is, how many grams of alcohol does a liter of blood contain? For example, one ppm is 1 g of pure alcohol contained in a liter of blood. Accordingly, when converted into percentages, this means 0.1%. It only remains to add that one ppm is a high concentration, meaning noticeable intoxication.

Is it possible to fool the device?

A common myth is that a breathalyzer can be fooled using various tricks and tricks. For example, drink 100 g of sunflower oil or chew sweets that reduce the smell of alcohol. It is difficult to imagine how the oil will work; it is even more difficult to imagine a person who is able to drink at least half the recommended dose. But mint candies definitely won’t help. The device reacts to the presence of alcohol in the exhalation, and not to the smell, so it cannot be deceived.

You can, of course, cheat and blow by if you use a device without a mouthpiece, but if the traffic police inspector notices this trick, he will become very angry. And there is no point in conflicting with traffic inspectors!

So the only way out is for the driver to have only the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. That is, you need to drink less alcoholic beverages, and ideally give them up completely. And if you couldn’t do without alcohol, and tomorrow you need to drive, then you need to get a good night’s sleep, have a hearty dinner and breakfast, and perhaps go to the bathhouse. Although alcohol and steam baths are also not the best combination for health.

How to avoid being deceived yourself

Fraudsters are found everywhere, and, sad as it may be, they are also among traffic police officers. For example, they can use a device that shows the presence of alcohol, even if the driver did not drink alcohol. How to act in such a situation?

We need to insist on a medical examination! As a rule, if the driver confidently says that he has not been drinking and is ready to medical examination, he is released with an apology. Or no apologies.

However, you should never not only drive while drunk, but also approach your own car when drunk. If they stop him near his car, they can deprive him of his license, regardless of whether he was planning to go somewhere or just wanted to sit inside. It is useless to prove your innocence in this situation, and the court almost always sides with the traffic police officers.

Old law

The permissible limit of alcohol while driving is not an innovation, but a return of old amendments to the legislation of the Russian Federation. They were first introduced in 2008 to widespread approval. Our legislators cited experience as an example European countries and the USA. From the TV screen they repeatedly announced how much low-alcohol and strong drinks so as not to lose your rights. So what was the blood alcohol limit previously prescribed in legislation?

Drivers could operate the car with a concentration of pure alcohol of 0.3 g in one liter of blood and up to 0.15 g in the exhalation. However, already in 2010, these amendments were canceled - and the permissible level of alcohol in the blood again became zero. This caused a storm of indignation and massive fines among drivers who did not yet know about the introduction of the “prohibition” law.

Breathalyzer reaction to kefir or kvass

Most often, among the indignant exclamations, phrases were heard that one should not even drink kvass and kefir before getting behind the wheel. Because the breathalyzer, they say, detects even the slightest concentration of alcohol and shows a value other than zero, which directly leads to deprivation of rights.

Is this true? To some extent, yes. For example, if you drink kvass or (alcohol up to 0.5%), then a couple of seconds after drinking the drink the device may show 1-1.5 ppm. But within a minute the readings will drop to zero. This is due to the fact that the first sample was taken practically from evaporation, and not from the lungs, as required.

There is a direct relationship between a person’s weight, the strength of the drink and the time elapsed after consumption. It was calculated that if a driver of average build drinks four liters of kvass (0.5% strength), then after half an hour the breathalyzer will show 0.12 ppm, and after 1.5 hours - 0 ppm. However, it is difficult to imagine a person who immediately drank 4 liters of kvass and immediately got behind the wheel. It is even more difficult to drink the same amount of kefir. So it turns out that the drivers were indignant in vain? Was there no need to return the amendments?

Breathalyzer error

Drivers had every right to be indignant, especially those who, in principle, do not drink alcohol while driving. The fact is that the breathalyzer has its own, albeit small one. In the range of small measurements (up to 0.5) it is, as a rule, ±0.05 ppm. With an increase in alcohol content in the exhalation, the error can reach 15-20% of the readings. In addition, their accuracy depends on the type of device and weather conditions.

In fact, if we accept that the driver’s blood alcohol limit should be zero, then it is necessary to somehow take into account the possible error. And this is precisely what to a greater extent the introduction of amendments to the legislation of the Russian Federation is focused. That is, drivers are not given permission to drink alcohol, even in small doses, but the possibility of unfair punishment based on incorrect breathalyzer readings is reduced.

What can affect the device reading?

The permissible alcohol limit while driving cannot be zero, not only because of instrument errors. There are several other factors that can affect the breathalyzer test. These include alcohol-based medications, toothpaste and mouthwash, cigarettes, strong-smelling foods, spicy foods, mint gum, and any food that contains a lot of essential oils. The list is quite impressive, but everything is not as scary as it seems. An increase in meter readings may only be observed within a few minutes after consuming certain foods. After this time, the scale will display zero or a small number that falls within the permissible error range.

But here is a terrible myth about elevated level did not receive confirmation. According to competent experts, the amount of it in the human body is so small that not a single device will react.

Permissible alcohol limit while driving

So, the possibility of error exists, which means corrections should be returned. This is exactly the decision that State Duma deputies made and returned the concept of an acceptable alcohol limit. 2013 was a time of fierce debate. Not everyone thought this move was wise. But still the decision was made. New normal blood alcohol - 0 ppm. The permissible value in exhalation is 0.16 ppm. What do these numbers mean? A note appeared that explains that the driver is liable if there are drugs or psychotropic drugs in his body or the presence of a concentration exceeding 0.16 mg per liter of air. It was this value that was determined to exceed any possible error.

In fact, this amendment means that you cannot drink and drive, and it is aimed at eliminating corrupt practices by traffic police officers and reducing the number of unfairly punished drivers who are deprived of their license even for extremely low numbers on a breathalyzer.

Medical indicators

And from the point of view of narcologists, what should be the level of alcohol in the blood? Permille is a measure that can be used to determine the concentration of alcohol, but what do these numbers actually mean?

So, absolute sobriety, or zero alcohol content, practically does not exist, and a person with readings of 0.1-0.13 ppm is considered sober. At 0.2-0.5, the perception of moving objects decreases, attention and concentration decrease. Caution disappears.

A concentration of 0.5-0.7 shows that a person cannot correctly judge distances, distinguish colors and maintain balance. He has a slow reaction. However, a critical attitude towards one’s own condition remains.

At 0.7-1.3 ppm, a state of pronounced intoxication occurs: decreased attention, inability to operational assessment situation. A concentration of 1.3-2.4 is severe intoxication. The person has impaired speech and coordination. Lack of self-control.

The limit for blood alcohol is 3-5 ppm. She is lethal.

So, as we see, new amendments were introduced taking into account real medical indicators. And if previously 0.3 ppm in the blood was allowed, which many drivers took as permission to drink before the trip, today they cannot drink strong drinks.

Permissible blood alcohol limit in different countries

The Russian Federation is not the only state where it is prohibited to drive a car after drinking alcohol. A similar practice has been introduced in the UAE, Japan, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Armenia and a number of other countries.

In Algeria and Albania, the permissible blood alcohol limit is 0.1 ppm.
In Estonia, Norway and Poland - 0.2.
In Georgia, Belarus and Uruguay - 0.3.
In Lithuania and Jamaica - 0.4.
In France, Monaco, Thailand and Portugal, 0.5 ppm is allowed.
In Bolivia, Honduras and Ecuador - 0.7.
In the Bahamas, England, USA and Singapore - 0.8.

The most great value the permissible limit in the Cayman Islands and Lesotho is 1 ppm. And a number of countries, for example, Ethiopia, Bhutan and Angola, do not restrict drivers from drinking alcoholic beverages at all.

Is it possible to return the license, citing the presence of an error in the breathalyzer?

It is possible if you prove that the device really has it. That is, you need to go medical examination, which will show the absence of alcohol in the blood. Only such evidence will the court consider sufficient to make a decision in favor of the driver.

If you do not pass the examination on time, you can lose your driver's license.

How to regain your rights after the adoption of a new law

In this case, retroactive force is applied, mitigating the punishment of drivers for an offense. This is regulated by the second part of Art. 1.7 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

That is, if a driver was deprived of his license due to an alcohol content in the exhalation of up to 0.16 ppm, then he can file a petition with the court to review the case in connection with the adoption of new amendments. Therefore, the law applies retroactively.

Drivers punished for concentrations of 0.16 ppm or higher will not be able to regain their driver's license.

Driver survey

Previously, the permissible blood alcohol limit was 0.3 ppm, which allowed drivers to drink a glass of beer without fear of losing their license. Today, only 0.16 ppm in exhalation was allowed (and then as a probable total error). But how much do drivers actually drink?

According to anonymous surveys, 2.7% of respondents regularly drive drunk. Almost half of all respondents (49.2%) claim that they never drive while drunk, because this involves the risk of causing harm to themselves, strangers, and relatives, as well as the possibility of death. Only 8.8% of motorists do not drink for fear of losing their license. And the same number admit that they drive drunk while on vacation outside the city, on deserted country roads. And 14.8 percent of respondents admitted that they had driven a vehicle “decently drunk” at least once.

In general, the adopted amendments can be called a concession to those deputies who wanted to introduce a real alcohol limit, but at the same time made arguments about the errors of the device, diabetic drivers and the level of endogenous alcohol. And now we have a threshold of 0.16 ppm, which is designed to cover any error. At the same time, you cannot drink and drive - and rightly so. After all, the relationship between an increase in alcohol in the blood of drivers and an increase in the number of accidents has long been proven and does not require additional confirmation and testing.