Drinking Levels

There are too many accidents every day that include fatalities from drunken driving. The legal percent blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level today for NY State is .10 BAC. It is proven that states that have passed .08 BAC laws have declined in crashes by 16 to 18 percent. If every state passed that same law, many people?s lives would be saved every year. Here are the facts: -- An average 170-pound man must have four drinks in one …

…have shown a 6 to 8 percent reduction in alcohol-related traffic deaths in states following the passage of .08 BAC. When it comes to drinking and driving the fatalities are already staggering. Every step that you can take to lower the drinking and driving accident fatality rate should be worthwhile. It is a proven fact that lives will be saved, and this is why I encourage you to promote lowering the legal drinking limit from .10 BAD to .08 BAC.