Cut In Blood Alcohol Level?
(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 4. The maximum permissible blood alcohol level for New Zealand drivers may be lowered.
It is thought to be too high by the Minister of Transport (Mr Gordon), and he has asked the Ministry of Transport for report. New Zealand’s legal level was set at 100 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in the 1968 legislation which came into effect last year. In Britain the level is 80 milligrams, and in some European countires as low as 30 milligrams. Some Australian states have set the level at 50. When the 100 level was set by New Zealand, some Ministry of Transport staff saw this as a “trial run.” Mr Gordon commenting today on the high road toll last month, said he was convinced the toll could not be lowered by legislation alone. This could only be done by drivers themselves. “Nevertheless, 1 am keeping a close watch on all road safety legislation. “From the breath test reports from police and traffic officers which I have studied, I have formed the impression that our present legal level may be too high,” he said.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32214, 5 February 1970, Page 24
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