YOU MAY HAVE TO CUT BACK ON THAT GLASS OF WINE WHEN YOU DINE OUT. IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ITS WAY, THE ALLOWABLE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT FOR DRIVERS WOULD BE LOWERED FROM POINT-OH-EIGHT TO POINT-OH-FIVE.
LINDA ATKINSON WITH THE D-W-I RESOURCE CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS SUCH A LAW WOULD HELP IN NEW MEXICO…A STATE WITH A HISTORY OF DRUNK DRIVING PROBLEMS. ATKINSON SAYS THE AVERAGE B-A-C IN THIS STATE IS POINT-1-6 … AND SHE THINKS LOWERING THE LEVEL COULD DROP THAT FIGURE AS WELL.
ATKINSON SAYS THE U.S. IS ONE OF THE FEW COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THAT HAS A B-A-C LEVEL AS HIGH AS POINT-OH-EIGHT. SHE SAYS AN EFFORT TO LOWER THE LEVEL TO POINT-OH-FIVE FAILED IN THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATURE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ALSO SUPPORTS LOWER BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT LEVELS. SHE SAYS IT'S SOMETHING THE U-S SHOULD CONSIDER.
