Drunk Driving

LWVMD takes Action to promote strong governmental measures and educational programs to address the problems of the drinking driver. (1983)

Support for:

• -a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) not to exceed 0.08 standing as both the legal definition of driving while intoxicated and absolute proof of guilt-per-se in alcohol-related driving offenses.
• -the administration of BAC tests when there is a probable cause to believe that a driver is under the influence of alcohol.
• -courts and other agencies expediting the handling of alcohol-related driving offenses.
• -statewide guidelines for rehabilitation programs, which should be locally administered, with costs shared by the offenders.
• -judge's use of a variety of sentences for alcohol-related offenses.