Push to lower legal limit to 0.05 for driving drunk falls short

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

OLYMPIA — An effort led by two Snohomish County lawmakers to lower the legal limit for driving drunk has come up short.

Senate Bill 5002 to reduce the maximum blood alcohol concentration for drivers from 0.08% to 0.05% failed to receive a vote Wednesday, the deadline to be passed out of the Senate to remain in play this legislative session.

Democratic Sens. John Lovick, of Mill Creek, and Marko Liias, of Everett, the bill’s chief sponsors, wanted Washington to join Utah with the toughest standard in the nation. They’ll now have to wait until next year to try again.

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The Washington Hospitality Association and the Washington Wine Institute were among those opposed. At a January hearing, representatives of those organizations said with no discernible way to detect intoxication at 0.05%, thousands of alcohol servers would be put at risk of being held liable for over-serving a customer.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/push-to-lower-legal-limit-to-0-05-for-driving-drunk-falls-short/

[RainCaster]

1. It's been that level in the UK for years

It works just fine over there.