The amount of alcohol in the blood is referred to as:
- Implied consent (IC).
- Blood alcohol concentration (BAC). ✓
- Rate of alcohol consumption (RAC).
Answer: B. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC).
The amount of alcohol in your blood is called blood alcohol concentration (BAC).
Why this is the answer
The handbook defines BAC as the percentage of alcohol in your blood, usually measured by a chemical test of breath, blood, urine or saliva. It also ties specific BAC levels to impairment and intoxication, with .08 percent or higher being evidence of intoxication. So the term for the alcohol level in your blood is blood alcohol concentration, not a consent rule or a consumption rate.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Implied consent (IC). — Implied consent is not a measurement of alcohol in the blood; the passages do not describe it as a blood alcohol level at all.
- C. Rate of alcohol consumption (RAC). — Rate of alcohol consumption is not the term used; the handbook talks about how fast the body removes alcohol, but that is not what the blood alcohol level is called.
Remember it
Think of BAC as the percentage reading a chemical test gives for the alcohol in your blood.