Highway Safety: Effectiveness of State .08 Blood Alcohol Laws
RCED-99-179
Published: Jun 23, 1999. Publicly Released: Jun 23, 1999.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed: (1) the policies and positions of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on .08 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) laws and other drunk driving countermeasures; and (2) seven published studies on the effect of .08 BAC laws on the number and severity of crashes involving alcohol, including three studies released on April 28, 1999.
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