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Richmond, Virginia wants lawmakers to drop the legal limit from a 0.08 blood alcohol level to 0.05. Drinking was a factor in 37 percent of the city’s crashes (www.axios.com)
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[–] 11 points 2 months ago (5 children)

At 0.0, breathalysers can't be used as evidence. They're not accurate enough.

For what it's worth, in US aviation, the standard is 0.00 BAC and 8 hours "from bottle to throttle." But breathalyser evidence is treated with a 0.02 threshold for measurement tolerance.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    0.02 is used in Sweden as well, for this very reason - the legally acceptable amount of alcohol to consume when operating a motor vehicle is 0.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    Consume during, or consume before? What is the standard for how long to wait?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Until the alcohol has been fully broken down and is no longer present in the bloodstream.

    For multiple drinks, probably the day after.

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