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  2. Drunk driving in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Drunk driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle with the operator's ability to do so impaired as a result of alcohol consumption, or with a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit. [1] For drivers 21 years or older, driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or higher is illegal.

  3. List of alcohol laws of the United States - Wikipedia

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    State law also renders public intoxication legal, and explicitly prohibits any local or state law from making it a public offence. [98] Alcohol purchase is only controlled in Panaca. [99] New Hampshire No Yes 6 a.m. – 1 a.m. 6 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. Yes No 21 Liquor sold in state-run stores, many found at highway rest areas. 14% ABV cap on beer.

  4. Blood alcohol content - Wikipedia

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    Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes. [1] BAC is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume of blood. In US and many international publications, BAC levels are written as a percentage such as 0.08%, i.e. there is 0.8 ...

  5. Bipartisan effort reducing BAC limit to .05% could face ... - AOL

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    If approved, Senate Bill 5067 would make Washington the second state to lower its per se blood alcohol concentration, or BAC.) limit for driving, from .08% to .05%.

  6. Drunk driving law by country - Wikipedia

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    All states and DC also now have zero tolerance laws: the license of anyone under 21 driving with any detectable alcohol in their bloodstream (BAC limits of 0.01% or 0.02% apply in some states, such as Florida) will be suspended. In 2009, Puerto Rico joined these states, setting a limit of 0.02 for drivers under 21, despite maintaining a legal ...

  7. One state set to drop blood-alcohol limit to .05, strictest ...

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    The state will impose the country's strictest limit for alcohol consumption later this month — just in time for New Year's Eve. One state set to drop blood-alcohol limit to .05, strictest in country

  8. Will Cutting the BAC Limit to .05 Really Make Our Roads Safer?

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    In the 1980s and '90s, a push to lower the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit for getting behind the wheel took the country by storm. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was formed in 1980 ...

  9. Drunk driving - Wikipedia

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    Reduction of legal limit from 0.8 g/L to 0.5 g/L reduced fatal crashes by 2% in some European countries; while similar results were obtained in the United States [35] Lower legal limit (0.1 g/L in Austria and 0 g/L in Australia and the United States) have helped to reduce fatalities among young drivers. However, in Scotland, lowering the legal ...