CAMPUS/AREA UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, June 26,1996
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Law to curb drunk driving
By Emily Redmond Kansan staff writer
A new state law to reduce drinking and driving in underage people will go into effect July 1.
The Zero Tolerance Bill, passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Bill Graves, states that an underage driver with a blood-alcohol content of 0.2 percent or higher be charged with driving while intoxicated. The legal limit for persons under the age of 21 is now .08 percent; the level for those more than 21 years old will remain at .08 percent.
One glass of wine or one beer will cause most people to reach a blood-alcohol level of .02 percent.
KU police Sgt. Troy Mailen said, "It will definitely create awareness. Only time will tell if it makes a difference."
Police officers will observe drivers who are pulled over for various traffic violations. If there is probable cause, the officer will administer a series of sobriety tests and a breath
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test to the driver. If the driver fails, he or she will be arrested.
Mailen said, "There is a conglomerate of things that help decide whether a breathalizer is needed."
The Legislature introduced the Zero Tolerance Bill in 1996. In 1995, a new federal law went into effect that included a limit of .02 percent blood-alcohol content for drivers under the age of 21. The law also mandated that states not enacting a zero tolerance law within three years would lose some highway
"There will be a mixed reaction, as with any law, especially because it pertains to alcohol, minors and age restrictions," Mailen said. "It will probably get a lot of attention throughout the Greek system and residence halls."
funding.
The .02 percentage allows enough leeway for products with a small amount of alcohol, such as cough syrup or mouthwash, which can be detected in a breath test.
For the past decade, the nation's tolerance for drunk driving has decreased. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that cut highway funds to states failing to raise the legal drinking age to 21. In 1993, Kansas lowered the level of legal intoxication from .10 to .08 percent.
Bethany Burrow, Overland Park sophomore, said, "I don't drive drunk, and I don't plan on letting this affect me. I think people are going to do it anyway."
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