What is the significance of .08% alcohol concentration?
The legislature decided to make that the cutoff point. Years ago, the cutoff was .10% but legislators were persuaded by experts, concerned citizens and lobbyists to lower the level. In theory, a person with an alcohol concentration of that much will have lost his ability to safely drive a vehicle. But of course, it's never that simple. Some people need more than that to be a real danger to others and others much less. .08 is more or less a reasonable median.
Some experts claim that the limit should be .06% and there's reason to believe we may see a further lowering of the limit in the years to come.
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