Federal Safety Regulators Call For Lower Dui Limit Fox61 Call for lower dui limit faces tough road. by henry k. lee, reporter updated may 15, 2013 10:36 p.m. utah was the first state to lower the legal limit from 0.10 to 0.08 percent in 1983. A bill that would lower the legal blood alcohol limit to 0.05 percent from 0.08 percent was passed by the hawaii state senate on march 5 and is now being considered by the lower house. it follows.
Call For Tougher Dui Penalties Yle Senate bill 1082 would lower the legal blood alcohol concentration (bac) for drivers from 0.08 to 0.05, bringing connecticut in line with dozens of countries around the world as well as the state of utah, which adopted such a law in 2018. “research suggests that a 0.05 bac law would reduce fatal alcohol related crashes by an estimated 11%. For over three decades, california has made it unlawful to drive with a bac of 0.08% or higher, with violations bringing escalating dui penalties. the legal bac limit in california remains 0.08% for adult drivers over the age of 21. while some advocacy groups have called for a lower limit of 0.05%, in line with other states, california has not. Legal limit. in every state, there is a legal blood alcohol content limit. that limit in 49 of the 50 states is .08% bac. utah is the only state with a lower .05% bac. if you are above the limit. Right now, the state’s legal limit is a concentration of .08% of alcohol in a person’s blood. under house bill 2196, it would drop to .05%. a similar proposal was considered in 2023. experts say the number of alcoholic drinks it would take to exceed that lower limit depends on a person's size, sex and whether or not they're eating food.
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