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Originally Posted by Undertaker
It's about 60/40 the number of fatal accidents not caused by alcohol to the ones that are. And lowering the BAC level from .10 to .08 hasn't really decreased any number of accidents. And originally it was MADD who lobbied at the federal level to change this BAC level. And the states that didn't change the law were withheld their highway funding.
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In a comprehensive study of drivers involved in fatal crashes in all 50 states and DC from 1982-1997, it was estimated that .08 BAC laws reduced driver alcohol-related fatal crashes by 8 percent.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...N9b46Q&cad=rja
Wouldn't you say that an 8% decrease in fatalities is an overall "good" thing?
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