Community Corner
Should the Drunken Driving Limit Be Lowered?
The federal government is proposing a drop to a .05 percent blood-alcohol level.
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to reduce deaths caused by drunken drivers, and one of its ideas is to change how states measure drunkenness.
The board has proposed reducing the blood-alochol limit to .05 percent, down from the .08 percent states enforce now, according to Fox News.
That limit could mean one drink for a lot of women, and two drinks for a lot of men.
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"Our goal is to get to zero deaths because each alcohol-impaired death is preventable," NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said in the Fox story.
Among those who oppose the idea: Groups that sell alcohol.
"Moving from 0.08 to 0.05 would criminalize perfectly responsible behavior," American Beverage Institute Managing Director Sarah Longwell said in a statement quoted by The Hill.
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Mothers Against Driving has come out as neutral on the proposal, according The Hill's report.
Tell us: Is driving after one or two drinks responsible behavior or a potential crime? Should the .08 blood alcohol limit be lowered? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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