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NHTSA: Utah’s .05% Law Shows Promise to Save Lives, Improve Road Safety
New study shows lowering impaired driving legal limit reduced fatalities with limited increase in arrests, no economic losses in 2019 WEBWIRE – Friday, February 11, 2022
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found that traffic deaths in Utah decreased, and more drivers said they arranged for sober rides home, when the State lowered its impaired driving legal limit to .05%.
In a new study published today, NHTSA found Utahs fatal crash rate dropped by 19.8% in 2019, the first year under the lower legal limit, and the fatality rate decreased by 18.3%. The fatality rate ... Read more