How drunk is too drunk to drive? It’s a debate

What constitutes drunk driving is up for debate again after the Chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Deborah Hersman made a recommendation to lower the legal limit of intoxication to a blood-alcohol content of 0.05 from 0.08. 

Researcher Timothy Brown has been researching the precise difference in driving performance with no alcohol and with a blood-alcohol level of 0.05, hoping to shed some light on the debate. Although research suggests that lowering the legal limit of intoxication could save 500 to 1,000 lives per year, man safe-driving advocates have noticeably silent. Many believe police will have a hard time enforcing the lower limit.

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