look at all the reasons that we should have this law changed. In the past 15 years progress

has been made to reduce the proportion of fatally injured drivers with high blood alcohol

concentrations (BAC) at or above 0.10. Proportions are lower in all age groups. They're

lower among drivers of passenger cars, tractor-trailers, and motorcycles. But still,

alcohol-impaired driving is a major problem. [1]

Many states are now lowering the BAC defining impaired driving from 0.10 per

cent to 0.08 per cent. A BAC as low as 0.02 percent has been shown to affect driving

ability and crash likelihood. The probability of a crash rises after 0.05 percent and even

more rapidly after about 0.08 percent. [1]

If reduced to 0.08 per cent this equals out to around 2-3 drinks per average person.

On an average persons body weight 2-3 drinks can alter the mind, impair vision, and

affect coordination. If this all happens at 0.08 per cent then at 0.10 percent it get worse.

Alcohol is one of the most widely used drugs known to man; it has been with us since the

dawn of civilization. The effects of alcohol on driving abilit

Canada, Great Britain, Austria and Switzerland have .08 BAC laws. France and

and driving and will think twice before doing so. It will decrease the fatalities by 16

in their system. In single vehicle crashes the relative fatality risk for drivers with

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health concluded that if

Frank R. Lautenberg's 1984 law establishing 21 as the national drinking age, the bill gives

drink and drive because of the general deterrent effect of the .08 law. One study of

Some common words found in the essay are:
Drinking Driving, BAC Sweden's, Public Health, Concentration BAC, Lowering BAC, Frank Lautenberg, Frank Lautenberg's, 08 bac, Content BAC, bac laws, Streets Act, 08 bac laws, blood alcohol, Austria Switzerland, drinking driving, bac limit, limit 08, lowering bac, 10 bac, 008 cent, driving drinking, boost blood alcohol, blood alcohol level, alcohol level 08, reduced fatalities bac,
Approximate Word count = 1299
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)