Should DUI Alcohol Limit Be Lowered to .05 Percent?

The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.

One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. Internationally, only a handful of countries, including Canada, the United States and England, have a BAC limit of .08 while most of the …

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10:13 am on Wednesday, May 22, 2013

You can get a DUI for taking over the counter medication, or prescription drugs from your doctor. You can get a DUI on a bike, walking, or riding lawn mower. If your BAC is .08 you get a DUI, if it is .075 you get a DUI, the cops will hold you and or take you for blood so that your BAC will be higher as your body absorbs more alcohol. And I will admit I got a DUI, I am a hard working responsible …   more ›

PA Judge: DUI Breathlyzers Not Accurate, Previous Convictions could be Tossed

A Dauphin County judge's ruling has the potential to affect thousands of DUI prosecutions across the state, but South Whitehall Police do not use the Breathlyzers in question.

PA Judge: DUI Breathlyzers Not Accurate, Previous Convictions could be Tossed

A Dauphin County judge's ruling has the potential to affect thousands of DUI prosecutions across the state, but South Whitehall Police do not use the Breathalyzers in question.

  According to a story in the Patriot News a Dauphin County judge’s ruling has the "potential to derail thousands of drunken driving prosecutions and convictions" across Pennsylvania. "Judge Lawrence F. Clark Jr. concluded that Breathalyzer machines used by law enforcement to gauge the intoxication level of drivers cannot be considered accurate beyond a blood-alcohol reading of 0.15 percent." In South Whitehall, however, police do not use the Breathalyzer machines the judge referred to, according to Sgt. Jason Negron. He said South Whitehall does have portable devices in their cars but they are used only to determine if alcohol is present. He said Pennsylvania State Police use the Breathalyzers but South Whitehall officers rely on blood-…

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How Many Drinks Will Get You A DUI? (Chart)

If you insist on driving after a few drinks on New Year's Eve, here's what you should know about how alcohol affects your system—and your criminal record.