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NTSB recommends lowering DUI limit to 0.05 percent (Poll)
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May 15, 2013
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NTSB recommends lowering DUI limit to 0.05 percent (Poll)
This week the National Transportation Safety Board laid out a series of new recommendations related to drunk driving. The most significant was that states reduce the blood-alcohol limit by more than a third, from 0.08 to 0.05 percent.
Washington Metropolitan Police conduct a sobriety check point associated with a news conference on drunk driving, on August 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held a news conference to discuss the national anti-drunk driving campaign and law enforcement crackdown.
Washington Metropolitan Police conduct a sobriety check point associated with a news conference on drunk driving, on August 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.
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This week the National Transportation Safety Board laid out a series of new recommendations related to drunk driving. The most significant was that states reduce the blood-alcohol limit by more than a third, from 0.08 to 0.05 percent.

This week the National Transportation Safety Board laid out a series of new recommendations related to drunk driving. The most significant was that states reduce the blood-alcohol limit by more than a third, from 0.08 to 0.05 percent. 

RELATED: AirTalk: Should states follow NTSB advice and lower DUI limit to 0.05?

Clarence Ditlow, executive director for the Center for Auto Safety in Washington DC joins the show to talk about the recommendation.

What do you think? Weigh in: 

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