Should DUI Alcohol Limit Be Lowered to .05 Percent?
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. Internationally, only a handful of countries, including Canada, the United States and England, have a BAC limit of .08 while most of the …
Chris Taylor Jr
7:03 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013
Sullivan. people like you are part of the problem. Zero tolerance is zero intelligence. you say you have NO tolerance for ANY amount of alcohol and then driving. OK so when you use mouthwash in the morning are ok with driving? I know this may sound silly but lets get to the brass nickles here. you said ZERO tolerance. mouth wash is made of alcohol. it has more alcohol in it than your beer does … more ›