Feds Suggest Lowering BAC to 0.05, MADD Not on Board

May 15, 2013 Dear Client: The first fire has been shot in the quest to reduce BAC levels. The National Transportation Safety Board said states should reduce the standard from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05 as part of a series of recommendations aimed at reducing alcohol-related highway deaths. But the recommendation to lowering the alcohol content threshold to .05 is likely to meet strong resistance from states, said Jonathan Adkins, an official with the Governors Highway Safety