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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.
Binge drinking is defined as the amount of alcohol it takes to raise a person’s blood-alcohol concentration level to 0.08, the legal definition of being intoxicated in most states.
Sales of any type of alcohol are legal at any store that has an off-premises liquor license, including but not limited to convenience stores and grocery stores. Bars may sell closed containers of alcohol for consumption off the premises. Drive-through liquor stores are allowed. Everclear Grain Alcohol Proof 190 (95% alcohol) is legal.
However, in Scotland, lowering the legal limit of blood alcohol content from 0.08% to 0.05% did not result in fewer road traffic collisions in two years after the introducing the new law. One possible explanation is that this might be due the poor publicity and enforcement of the new law and the lack of random breath testing. [39] [40]
The legal blood alcohol content limit in Kansas is set at .08% if you’re over 21 and .02% if you’re under 21. Kansas law enforcement agencies announce the location of DUI checkpoints in advance.
Pages in category "Alcohol law in the United States by state" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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
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