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Pennsylvania Practice DUI & Impaired Driving

According to the manual, what is the only thing that will lower your blood alcohol concentration after drinking?

  1. A.
    Drinking hot coffee
  2. B.
    Taking a cold shower
  3. C.
    Eating a full meal
  4. D.
    The passage of time Correct
The Why

The answer is "The passage of time"

Blood alcohol falls only as the body processes it over time; coffee, cold showers, and food cannot speed that up. Drivers who pick A are repeating the well-known bar-story coffee remedy the manual specifically rejects.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

A. Drinking hot coffee

Coffee is the classic myth the manual specifically rejects. Repeats the well-known folk remedy the manual explicitly disproves.

B. Taking a cold shower

A cold shower is another myth the manual specifically rejects. Repeats a familiar bar-story remedy the manual explicitly disproves.

C. Eating a full meal

Food may slow absorption but does not lower an existing BAC, and the manual does not list it as a way to sober up. Extends the food-with-alcohol tip into a claim the manual does not make.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of DUI & Impaired Driving in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "ALCOHOL AND DRIVING," p.34..

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