Gary Herbert said he plans to approve the measure lowering the blood alcohol limit for most drivers to .05 percent from .08 percent. and national American Beverage Institute, said they don't support drunken driving but a .05 limit won't catch drivers who are actually impaired. He's also pointed out that Utah led the country in 1983 by becoming the first state to lower its blood alcohol limit to .08 percent, and since then, tourism has flourished. Across the country, the blood-alcohol content limit for most drivers is .08, but its limits vary among states for commercial drivers or drivers who have had a past DUI conviction. Utah has some of the lowest rates of fatal DUI accidents in the country.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 23, 2017 17:48 UTC