NTSB Most Wanted List Roundtable .05 BAC, Part 1: Past, Present, and Future

It’s been nearly a decade since NTSB recommended that all 50 states lower their BAC limit from .08 to .05 in our 2013 report, Reaching Zero: Actions to Eliminate Alcohol-Impaired Driving. Why did we do that, and how has it improved safety since then? In Part 1 of this virtual roundtable series, hosted by NTSB Member Tom Chapman, we will discuss the history of this safety recommendation, explore international laws and data, proposed legislation in the United States, and evaluation results from a NHTSA study of Utah’s .05 BAC law, which took effect December 30, 2018. Prevent Alcohol- and Other Drug-Impaired Driving​ is on our 2021-2022 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements.

Moderator:
Honorable Tom Chapman, Member, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Speakers:
Amy Berning, Research Psychologist, Office of Behavioral Safety Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Jana Price, National Resource Specialist, Office of Research and Engineering, ​​National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Panelists:
Bella Dinh-Zarr, Senior Advisor, Public Health and Transportation, Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) and FIA Foundation

Tara Gill, Senior Director of Advocacy and State Legislation, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates)

Jane Terry, Vice President, Government Affairs, National Safety Council (NSC)

[markpiersall]

24:20 Utah .05 BAC reduced fatal crashes 19.8% and the fatality rate 18.3%.
The alcohol crashes were reduced 45%.

[veev]

Like Paul pelosi in san fran, Napa who got off???!!

[mogeking]

NTSB means Not The Sucker Brothers so…… that means you can fool them once, but you will get caught the second time around 🤓😏😕🤨