TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Effects of recent 0.08% legal blood alcohol limits on fatal crash involvement
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Hingson, R.
A1  - Heeren, Timothy
A1  - Winter, Michael
SP  - 109
EP  - 114
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study assessed whether states that lowered legal blood alcohol limits from 0.10% to 0.08% in 1993 and 1994 experienced post-law reductions in alcohol related fatal crashes. METHODS: Six states that adopted 0.08% as the legal blood alcohol limit in 1993 and 1994 were paired with six nearby states that retained a 0.10% legal standard. Within each pair, comparisons were made for the maximum equal available number of pre-law and post-law years. RESULTS: States adopting 0.08% laws experienced a 6% greater post-law decline in the proportion of drivers in fatal crashes with blood alcohol levels at 0.10% or higher and a 5% greater decline in the proportion of fatal crashes that were alcohol related at 0.10% or higher. CONCLUSIONS: If all states adopted the 0.08% legal blood alcohol level, 400-500 fewer traffic fatalities would occur annually.
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -