{"id":106,"date":"2014-01-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/alcohol-bac-and-car-accidents\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:21","slug":"alcohol-bac-and-car-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/alcohol-bac-and-car-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcohol, BAC And Car Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | January 28, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Laws concerning driving under the influence of alcohol have evolved substantially over the years. Significant pressure from the federal government was required to compel all 50 states to adopt a blood alcohol content level of .08 as the legal limit for DUI. Recently, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that the states change the limit to .05 BAC. A recent study suggests that even that change may not be enough. According to researchers at the University of California, San Diego, even very small amounts of alcohol increase the chances of a collision. The study showed that drivers at a .01 BAC were more likely to get into an accident than sober drivers.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"\/auto-accidents\/drunk-driver-accidents\/\">drunk driving<\/a> laws vary from state to state, a BAC of .08 is considered by many to be the line that separates impaired drivers from those still able to safely operate their vehicles. In a review of thousands of accidents tracked in the U.S. Fatality Analysis Reporting System database, little evidence was found for that distinction. The likelihood that a driver would be responsible for a fatal accident rose steadily from blood alcohol limits of .01 to .24. No spike occurred from .07 to .08. The steady rise demonstrated that the first alcoholic beverage consumed starts the process of degrading a person&#8217;s driving ability.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/alcohol-bac-and-car-accidents\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Alcohol, BAC And Car Accidents\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | January 28, 2014 Laws concerning driving under the influence of alcohol have evolved substantially over the years. Significant pressure from the federal government was required to compel all 50 states to adopt a blood alcohol content level of .08 as the legal limit for DUI. 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