Federal officials are now calling for states to lower their blood-alcohol thresholds for drunken driving to .05 percent, down from the current .08, saying the move would help reduce alcohol-related traffic deaths, the AP reports. That .05 standard would be reached by a 120-pound woman after just one drink; or by a 160-pound man after two drinks. "Our goal is to get to zero deaths because each alcohol-impaired death is preventable," said Deborah Hersman, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board. "Alcohol-impaired deaths are not accidents, they are crimes. They can and should be prevented. The tools exist. What is needed is the will." You can read the full AP story here.

Idaho lowered its threshold for DUI from .10 to .08 in 1997, the 14^th state to make that change. Now, all 50 states have the lower .08 level. Idaho’s standard for drivers of commercial vehicles is .04.