Alcohol, Drugs & Impairment

Study questions with answers

12 sample Alcohol, Drugs & Impairment questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.

1. 1. At what BAC is an adult considered intoxicated across the states?

   Correct answer: 0.08% or above

   Across every state, an adult is legally intoxicated once blood alcohol reaches 0.08% or more.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Alcohol & the Law

2. 2. Which three factors play the biggest part in determining your BAC?

   Correct answer: How much you drink, how fast you drink, and your body weight

   The amount you drink, how fast you drink, and your body weight are the three major factors in BAC.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Blood Alcohol Concentration

3. 3. Which drinks contain the same amount of alcohol?

   Correct answer: A 12-ounce beer, a single-shot mixed drink, and a 5-ounce glass of wine

   One 12-ounce beer, a single shot poured into a mixed drink, and a 5-ounce pour of wine each carry an equal amount of alcohol.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Blood Alcohol Concentration

4. 4. How little alcohol can begin to affect your riding performance?

   Correct answer: As little as one drink

   As little as a single drink can have a real effect on your performance.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Being in Shape to Ride

5. 5. After seven drinks over three hours, about how much alcohol remains in your system?

   Correct answer: At least four drinks' worth

   With roughly one drink cleared per hour, seven drinks over three hours leaves at least four still in your system.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Blood Alcohol Concentration

6. 6. How can you help a friend who has had too much to drink?

   Correct answer: Arrange a safe ride, slow their drinking, keep them there, or take their key

   You can arrange a safe ride, slow the pace of their drinking, keep them where they are, or take their key.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Step in to Protect Friends

7. 7. What is true when alcohol is combined with other drugs?

   Correct answer: Their combined effects are more dangerous than either one alone

   Mixing alcohol with other drugs is more hazardous than taking either one by itself.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Alcohol & Other Drugs in Motorcycle Operation

8. 8. Which ability does alcohol tend to impair first?

   Correct answer: Your judgment of how well you happen to be riding

   The first thing to suffer is your own judgment of how well you are riding, so you feel confident while taking bigger risks.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Minimize the Risks

9. 9. How quickly does alcohol reach the brain after it is consumed?

   Correct answer: Within minutes, since it does not need digesting

   Because alcohol does not need to be digested, it reaches the brain within minutes and begins to affect the drinker.

   Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Alcohol in the Body

10. 10. What penalties can follow a conviction for riding under the influence?

    Correct answer: License suspension, fines, community service, and added costs

    A conviction can bring license suspension, fines, community service, and other added costs.

    Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Consequences of Conviction

11. 11. About how fast can the body eliminate alcohol?

    Correct answer: Roughly one drink per hour

    The body clears alcohol at a rate of roughly one drink per hour.

    Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Blood Alcohol Concentration

12. 12. What lower BAC limits apply to operators under the age of 21?

    Correct answer: 0.00 to 0.02%

    For operators younger than 21, much lower limits of about 0.00 to 0.02% apply.

    Source: Kentucky Motorcycle Manual - Alcohol & the Law