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"The average BAC of a driver involved in a fatal crash in Maine is 0. At more than twice the legal limit, these drivers are already
flagrantly violating the law.

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Utah's 'Zero Tolerance' DUI Bill Misses the Mark Says American Beverage Institute

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Radicalizing that law makes little difference to them. Yet, none of this will impact highway safety in
Maine.
The American Beverage Institute (ABI), which represents many of America's
favorite family restaurants, distributed a letter today to members of the Utah
House Judiciary Committee stating that the legislation creates a "two-tiered"
legal system and seriously increases liability of liquor licensees.com.

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Most
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problem.

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pointed to studies from the University of Utah, the New England Journal of
Medicine and elsewhere which show that drivers using a hands-free cell phone
are more "impaired" than drivers at .

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Bill to Reduce Blood Alcohol Threshold to .04 Criminalizes Responsible Adults

Studies by state and federal government agencies have reached
similar conclusions.

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah legislators are missing the
mark in a "zero tolerance" bill designed to bar any person convicted of
driving drunk from driving with any amount of alcohol in their system at all.

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Rather than focusing on targeted enforcement efforts against high BAC
drivers and repeat offenders, LD 1166 will criminalize responsible adults that
pose no threat to traffic safety.
"Nationally, the average BAC of a driver involved in a fatal crash is
0.

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If stopped at a roadblock, a 120-pound
woman having just one glass of wine before driving would be subject to arrest,
loss of license, jail time , and thousands of dollars in fines, legal fees and
insurance rates increases. Lower BAC levels do
little to affect the high BAC and repeat offenders who cause the vast majority
of deaths.

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Studies by state and
federal government agencies have reached similar conclusions. These product abusers routinely flout the law;
radicalizing that law makes little difference to them.

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Doyle said.

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"At more than twice the current legal limit and over four times
this proposed new limit, these drivers are already flagrantly violating the
law. Lowering the BAC arrest threshold won't change
the behavior of these high-risk drivers . "

To view the full letter to legislators , go to
http://www.

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LD 1166 is unlikely to make Maine's roads
safer as lower BAC levels have no effect on the high BAC and repeat offenders
who are the source of today's drunk driving problem.

These product
abusers routinely flout current law -- lowering the BAC arrest threshold won't
change the behavior of these high-risk drivers.
"When it comes to reducing drunk driving fatalities and injuries and
improving highway safety, this bill completely misses the mark," Doyle said.
Excerpts from the letter from ABI executive director John Doyle to the
Utah House Judiciary Committee:

"[The bill] is unlikely to make the roads safer.

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Just One Glass of Wine Before Driving Would Subject a
120 Pound Woman to Arrest Under Proposed New Limit

AUGUSTA, Maine, A bill to reduce Maine's legal
threshold for blood alcohol concentration (BAC) while driving to .04% will
criminalize responsible adults and is an extreme departure from where the
focus on drunk driving should be, according to American Beverage Institute
(ABI) executive director John Doyle in testimony before the Joint Committee on
Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

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"Maine should focus on the root of today's drunk driving problem and not seek
to criminalize safe, responsible and socially acceptable behavior.