.05 BAC
A proven strategy to Reduce Alcohol Impaired Car Crashes, Injuries, and Death  

It's Time to Get Serious on Drunk Driving
​Reducing our state's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) from .08 to .05 is one such strategy that will save lives.

A 2022 study on Utah's .05 BAC law on the impact on impaired driving found the following:
  • 19.8% drop in fatal car crashes in the 21-month period following the passage of Utah’s law that lowered the BAC limit to .05
 
  • No large spikes in DUI arrests relative to the passage of the .05 BAC law.
 
  • Continued increase in alcohol sales and tourism.
 
  • 22.1% of drinkers indicated they changed their drinking behaviors once the law went into effect, with the most common change being ensuring transportation was available when drinking away from home.