Last week, the NTSB proposed lowering the legal limit for Driving Under the Influence cases from 0.08 to 0.05. In Florida, the legal limit is 0.08. Also in Florida, a driver with a breath alcohol under 0.05 is presumed<\/strong> to not be impaired. The NTSB feels that lowering the limit would help cut down on traffic accidents. Studies of alcohol related accidents does not support this theory as most individuals involved in alcohol-related crashed have a legal limit of around 0.13 to 0.15, so lowering the level would not be a deterrent. I was recently hit by a driver who ran a red light at 50 mph. He did not even hit his brakes. The police came to the scene and had the other driver perform the Field Sobriety Exercises, but did not arrest him. Do I think lowering the legal limit would (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week, the NTSB proposed lowering the legal limit for Driving Under the Influence cases from 0.08 to 0.05. In Florida, the legal limit is 0.08. Also in Florida, a driver with a breath alcohol under 0.05 is presumed to…<\/span><\/p>\n