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wasnt 01.00 the prior limit? and is 00.85 the current?

9 posted on 04/16/2025 12:42:30 PM PDT by sit-rep

In Alabama, anyone with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or more is “driving under the influence.” DUI

13 posted on 04/16/2025 12:58:25 PM PDT by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)

In most states, the “legal limit” was .10. It is now .08, although in Utah, it is .05. Some states have lower limits for commercial drivers.

The legal limit is statutory amount that, if the jury or judge finds that the defendant has a BAC at or above this amount, he is intoxication. However, individuals can be convicted with a DWI with even lower BAC, or in the case of drugs, no BAC. BAC is Blood/Breath Alcohol Concentration.

In Texas, we had an individual with a BAC of .40. Anyone with a BAC of over in the .2 range or higher is an extremely hard drinker and has built up a tolerance to alcohol.

The kid who just had one too many is actually usually lower than .08, the legislature had to pick a number and with the alcohol lobbyist on one side and MADD on the other, this was generally the compromise.

17 posted on 04/16/2025 1:40:06 PM PDT by dpa5923 (Small minds talk about people, normal minds talk about events, great minds talk about ideas.)

Move the decimal point...
.10 used to be
.08 is common now
1.0 would be dead

24 posted on 04/16/2025 2:54:27 PM PDT by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)

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