David Shepardson The Detroit News Comments Washington The head of the National Transportation Safety Board defended the agencys proposal to lower the legal limit for drunken driving from .08 percent blood-alcohol content to .05 or lower. The NTSB voted 5-0 in May to recommend dropping the legal blood-alcohol limits, but it has garnered little support. No state has yet moved to take the action. NTSB chair Debbie Hersman said in a speech Monday at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore that she was confident the proposal would ultimately be adopted, despite what seems like insurmountable opposition. That recommendation like a fire-breathing dragon unleashed a firestorm of criticism,...
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