@article{ref1,
title="Lowering the bac limit: a canadian perspective",
journal="Proceedings International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference",
year="2000",
author="Beirness, Douglas James",
volume="2000",
number="",
pages="-p.",
abstract="The selection of a per se BAC (blood alcohol content) limit for drivers has often been, and continues to be, a contentious and inherently political issue. In Canada, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights recently considered changes to federal impaired driving legislation, including a reduction in the per se BAC limit from 80 mg% to 50 mg%. This paper provides a brief history of per se laws in Canada, an examination of the strength of the research evidence on lowering the per se BAC limit, and a discussion of why lower BAC limits have not been more effective in reducing the alcohol-crash problem.<p />",
language="",
issn="",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}