CNN: The National Transportation Safety Board recommended on Tuesday that all 50 states adopt a blood-alcohol content (BAC) cutoff of 0.05 compared to the 0.08 standard on the books today and used by law enforcement and the courts to prosecute drunk driving.The idea for a tighter standard is part of a safety board initiative outlined in a staff report and approved by the panel to eventually eliminate drunk driving, which accounts for about a third of all road deaths in the United States.
I don't understand politicians. If you drive drunk you're an idiot and deserve all the punishment they throw at you. That being said lowering the legal limit is not going to reduce drunk driving incidents. People that get in accidents and kill people while drunk aren't hovering around the .08 mark. Reality is if you're .08 and below and you get in a crash it wasn't because you were drunk it's because you are a shitty driver. Lowering the limit won't make anyone any safer. It might stop people from enjoying an adult beverage while eating their primo boneless wings at Applebee's but it won't stop some red nose booze bag from driving home from the bar.
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