“The bottom line is that deaths are going up on our highways and on our roads.'
Should Washington lower the threshold for issuing DUIs? State Senator and former Washington State Trooper John Lovick believe it’s time, following a deadly year on the state’s roads.Under a bill proposed by Sen. Lovick, the maximum blood alcohol concentration for drivers would be lowered from 0.08% to 0.05%. That would bring Washington even with Utah as having the most stringent BAC limit in the nation.
“The bottom line is that deaths are going up on our highways and on our roads, and I’ve always felt that you shouldn’t have to die just trying to get from one place to another in our state,” he told KIRO Newsradio’s Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin. “Every 48 hours, three people die on our roads — that’s just unacceptable to me.”
“When you look at the facts about the success they are experiencing in Utah, it’s making a difference,” he noted, with Utah having seen a 20% dip in fatal crashes since it lowered its legal limit, while 22% of drivers who drank alcohol reported changes in their behavior.Whether the legal limit is 0.05% or 0.08%, Lovick’s message is simple: “If you’re going to drink, don’t drive.”
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