The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that the limit for blood alcohol levels for drivers be lowered to 0.05. The NTSB has also recommended that measures be taken to encourage broader use of interlock devices. Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the American Automobile Association have not yet endorsed the NTSB’s recommendations.
In its report, the NTSB renewed its recommendation that all DUI/DWI offenders be required to install an interlock device on their vehicles. The NTSB also reiterated its support of pre-conviction license confiscation and recommended that those charged, yet not convicted of DUI, be required to have an interlock device installed before having their licenses returned (administrative license suspension/administrative license revocation).
*Note: Pennsylvania most recently lowered the legal limit for blood alcohol to 0.08 in 2003. In Pennsylvania, you can be convicted of driving under the influence with any amount of alcohol in your system if your level of impairment renders you incapable of safe driving.
For more information, go to:
“Reaching Zero: Actions to Eliminate Alcohol-Impaired Driving”-National Transportation Safety Board
“Could Lower DUI Standards Be Decades Away in PA, NJ?”-Philly.com
Changing drunken driving threshold from .08 blood alcohol level to .05 recommended-RGJ.com