Bill would cut the legal alcohol limit for driving

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1. The bill would set a single maximum alcohol limit for all drivers: 0.1 milligrams per liter of exhaled air or 0.2 grams per liter of blood, with no differences based on license type or how long someone has held it.
2. Driving with more than 0.1 but up to 0.25 milligrams per liter of exhaled air (or more than 0.2 up to 0.5 grams per liter of blood) would become a serious offense worth 2 points. Above 0.25 milligrams per liter of air (or 0.5 grams per liter of blood) would be a very serious offense worth 4 points, and above 0.5 milligrams per liter of air (or 1 gram per liter of blood), 6 points and a 1,000-euro fine.
3. The law would take effect two months after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

• All drivers, who would face a single near-zero alcohol limit.: They could not drive if they exceed 0.1 milligrams per liter of exhaled air or 0.2 grams per liter of blood.
• Drivers who test above the new limit: They would face fines and point deductions depending on their alcohol level.
• New and professional drivers: They would no longer have different rules from everyone else: there would be one limit for all.

Words worth knowing

Tasa de alcohol

The amount of alcohol measured in the air you breathe out or in your blood.

Texto refundido

A law that gathers all earlier rules on one topic into a single text, in this case traffic rules.

Infracción grave o muy grave

Categories of traffic offenses; very serious ones carry higher fines and more point deductions.

Ponencia

A small group of members of parliament who study a bill and prepare a report before it is voted on.

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