According to the manual, what is the only thing that will lower your blood alcohol concentration after drinking?
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A.
Drinking hot coffee
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B.
Taking a cold shower
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C.
Eating a full meal
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D.
The passage of time Correct
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.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Drinking hot coffee
Coffee is the classic myth the manual specifically rejects. This answer 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. This answer 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. This answer extends the food-with-alcohol tip into a claim the manual does not make.
This question tests your knowledge of DUI & Impaired Driving in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver's Manual, "ALCOHOL AND DRIVING," p.34..
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