News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Drunkendriving standards |
| Title: | US: Drunkendriving standards |
| Published On: | 1997-10-24 |
| Source: | Houston Chronicle |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 20:57:28 |
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Drunkendriving standards
WASHINGTON The Clinton administration endorsed a national
drunkendriving standard Thursday that would force most states to toughen
their laws or lose federal highway money.
A bill pending in Congress would make all states set their drunkendriving
thresholds at a bloodalcohol content of 0.08 percent. Twothirds of the
states, including Texas, now use a minimum of 0.10 percent to determine
when a driver is legally drunk.
Drunkendriving standards
WASHINGTON The Clinton administration endorsed a national
drunkendriving standard Thursday that would force most states to toughen
their laws or lose federal highway money.
A bill pending in Congress would make all states set their drunkendriving
thresholds at a bloodalcohol content of 0.08 percent. Twothirds of the
states, including Texas, now use a minimum of 0.10 percent to determine
when a driver is legally drunk.
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