Legal alcohol limit may go to .05

[Happy Panther]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/14/18250824-ntsb-recommends-lowering-blood-alcohol-level-that-constitutes-drunk-driving?lite

 

 

WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board voted to recommend to states that they lower the blood-alcohol content that constitutes drunk driving.

Currently, all 50 states have set a BAC level of .08, reflecting the percentage of alcohol, by volume, in the blood. If a driver is found to have a BAC level of .08 or above, he or she is subject to arrest and prosecution.  

The NTSB recommends dropping that to a BAC level of .05.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.05 is getting pretty low. 

[Jase]

so now I won't even be able to take a whiff of alcohol now, I see.

 

There goes my smelling scotch.

[pstall]

Never under estimate the power of the Taxi cab lobby.

[Johnny Rockets]

No more using Scope in the mornings if that happens.

[Hawk]

this will really help all those over booked court houses anyway!!!!!

 

I will agree that something needs to be done, but lowering it to .05 doesn't seem to be a very good answer to me! 

[OneBadCat]

This would be some BS. Way to ruin my night life.

[thefuzz]

Couldn't have more than 2 beers at dinner.

[Johnny Rockets]

This would be some BS. Way to ruin my night life.

The difference in ,03 (approximately one drink) is going to ruin your nightlife?

[Krucid]

So it looks like it's one and done now when i go out to eat.

[Kurb]

Hidden Tax

[Darth Biscuit]

Kurb nailed it... more revenue for govt's

[kman72]

yeah that's horrible... might as well make it a 0.00 no tolerance 

[stankowalski]

Glad I quit.

[Delhommey]

Who was it that told me the idea that the police cared more about the DUI revenue than really fixing the issue was the stupidist thing he'd ever heard?