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American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 86, Issue 9 1297-1299, Copyright © 1996 by American Public Health Association

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Lowering state legal blood alcohol limits to 0.08%: the effect on fatal motor vehicle crashes.

R Hingson, T Heeren and M Winter

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, MA 02118, USA.

OBJECTIVES: This study was undertaken to determine whether reductions in alcohol-related fatal crashes following adoption of 0.08% legal blood alcohol limits were independent of general regional trends. METHODS: The first five states that lowered legal blood alcohol limits to 0.08% were paired with five nearby states that retained a 0.10% legal standard. Within each pair, comparisons were made for the maximum equal available number of pre- and postlaw years. RESULTS: States adopting 0.08% laws experienced 16% and 18% relative postlaw declines in the proportions of fatal crashes involving fatally injured drivers whose blood alcohol levels were 0.08% or higher and 0.15% or higher. CONCLUSIONS: It all states adopted 0.08% legal blood alcohol limits, at least 500 to 600 fewer fatal crashes would occur annually.




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