Sober second thoughts on drunk driving

Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould’s proposal to lower the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers to .05 per cent from .08 per cent seems logical, based on the evidence. But will toughening the sanctions against drunk driving actually reduce the number of drinking-related road fatalities and accidents? Not by itself.
Back in 1969, when the .08 per cent standard became law, it was considered the point of significant impairment. Newer research, however, says the number is really .0