New York Lawmakers Look To Lower DWI Blood-Alcohol Threshold
Utah is the only other state to have implemented a .05 limit so far and has reported a decrease in alcohol-related crashes since its law took effect in 2018.
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How drunk is too drunk to drive? A top New York City transportation official, Ydanis Rodriguez, is encouraging New York lawmakers to pass a bill that would reduce the state’s blood-alcohol concentration limit for driving under the influence (DWI) from .08 to .05 grams of alcohol per deciliter of blood, Jon Campbell reports for the Gothamist.
New York City saw a 42 percent increase in fatalities from alcohol-related traffic crashes in 2021, compared to the average of 27 per year over the previous three years. The is backed by Mayor Eric Adams and is sponsored by state Senator John Liu and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. Utah is the only other state to have implemented a .05 limit so far and has reported a decrease in alcohol-related crashes since its law took effect in 2018.
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