Frank Lautenberg proposed legislation that will have make any state that does not lower their drunk driving blood alcohol limit from .10 % to .08 % to lose their federal highway funds. Companion legislation would withhold federal funds for states that fail to adopt a series of mandatory minimum penalties for alcohol-related crimes. 13 States now have the .08% , the rest are .10% (except two which have no limit). [3] The "Safe and Sober Streets Act of 1997" sets a national illegal Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) limit of .08 percent for drivers age 21 and over. ... Lautenberg's 19...

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For example, sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, drug evaluation and classification program, roadside breathe testing, and Per Se Laws such as .08 and above is Oregon's legally impaired limit to drive. Strategy three is screening and brief intervention which would question if a person is at risk 2) The legal definition of impaired driving is if you can be found guilty of drunk driving, also called driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI), if the state can prove either that you are legally intoxicated while driving, meaning that your body shows alcohol l...

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These include: education concerning drunk driving, designated driver programs, increased seat belt and air bag usage, safer automobiles, and lower speed limits. ... Raising the limit may have reduced drunken driving, but the cost in lost freedom has been too high, and quite possibly, unnecessary: Alcohol-related auto accidents seem to be falling in most age categories. ...

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