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It stands for a
.08 percent Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) level.
You're reading about the debate on a national legal limit, where
a BAC of .08 or higher could be a standard as its threshold for
determining driving under the influence. Many states now have it illegal to operate a
motor vehicle if you have a BAC that exceeds .10%.
Approximately twenty states have already decreased this level to
.08 in an effort to reduce drunk driving fatalities.
International
examples give us an early indication of how difficult it is to
stop low BAC laws. What happens when the campaign
continues and the percent becomes lower, and lower, to no
tolerance for alcohol? It is being called the "New
Prohibition".
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