The March Toward .05%
As I’ve explained in past posts, the original legal limit for drunk driving was set in 1938: 0.15%. This was based upon studies and recommendations from the American Medical Association. Many years...
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As I’ve mentioned in past posts, the blood-alcohol level that largely determines what constitutes "drunk driving" has steadily dropped over the years due to political pressure of groups like MADD....
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Federal Agency Recommends New DUI Limit: .05%
They've finally done it. The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended lowering the blood-alcohol level for drunk driving to .05%. Washington, D.C. May 14 — A common benchmark in the...
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Reactions to the Fed’s New .05% Limit
A couple of days ago I commented on the just-released recommendations by the National Transportation Safety Board for a new drunk driving blood-alcohol limit of .05%. Following are a few of the...
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Federal Pressure on States to Lower Limit to .05% “Falling Flat”
I've posted recently about the Federal government's attempt to pressure the states to lower the blood-alcohol level from .08% to .05%. See Federal Agency Recommends New DUI Limit: .05% and Reactions...
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