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Table 2-26 : Number of States with Different Types of Anti-DUI/DWI Legislation in Effect as of January 1 of the Listed Year
KEY: BAC = blood alcohol concentration; DUI = driving under the influence; DWI = driving while intoxicated. a Per se law makes it illegal in and of itself to drive with an alcohol concentration measured at or above a certain level. b States that impose additional thresholds for ALR beyond those imposed for DUI/DWI are not included in these figures. c Includes the District of Columbia. NOTE: National Uniform Minimum Drinking Age Act, which standardized the minimum drinking age at 21, was enacted in 1984. SOURCES: 0.02 BAC and Administrative license revocation: 1986-98: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Programs, Research and Evaluation Division, personal communications, Apr. 9, 1999 and Oct. 4, 1999. 1999-2000: Ibid. Impaired Driving Division, personal communications, May 22, 2000. 2001: Ibid. Setting Limits, Saving Lives (Washington, DC: April 2001), DOT HS 809-241. 0.08 BAC 1986-2000: Ibid. Presidential Initiative for Making 0.08 BAC the National Legal Limit, A Progress Report, Internet site http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/alcohol/limit.08/08progressreport/index.html as of Aug. 13, 2001. 2001: Ibid. Setting Limits, Saving Lives (Washington, DC: April 2001), DOT HS 809-241. |
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