Zero-Tolerance
Reducing Drinking and Driving by Young Drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) encourages States to enact zero-tolerance laws designed to reduce drinking and driving among younger drivers. Such laws should: establish that any measurable amount (a maximum of .02) of alcohol in the blood, breath, or urine of a driver under age 21 would be an "illegal per se" offense; and provide for immediate driver’s license suspension periods for those under age 21 who exceed the applicable blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) limit. All 50 States and the District of Columbia now have laws that prohibit the purchase and public possession of alcoholic…
