The National Transportation
Safety Board (NTSB) has been encouraging states to lower their current
legal blood alcohol content limits for drivers from .08% to .05%, or even
lower, claiming that the change would save lives.
What is most intriguing about the
NTSB recommendation is that the “Mothers Against Drunk Driving founder, Candace
Lightner, who led the successful national campaign in the 1980s to crack down
on drunk driving after her daughter was killed in an alcohol-induced accident,
doesn't support the proposal,” stating: "I don't believe it is a practical
long-term solution," she told U.S. News. "You could go to 0.0 and
that would save lives. You could go to a 40 mph speed limit and that would save
lives, but you have to look at what's realistic."
To learn more, visit: "The Debate Surrounding Lowering the Legal Limit from 0.08% to 0.05% - Seeing Both Sides of the Debate"
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