The Government in the UK faces stepping up pressure to reduce the legal limit of alcohol intake when driving. At the moment it is illegal to operate a vehicle with at 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood which relates to about a pint and a half of medium strength lager for an average sized man. The new proposed limit would bring it down to 50mg per 100ml of blood which is little more than half a pint or a large glass of wine which is in line with the European Union limit. According to Transport Secretary Lord Adonis, there are more than 400 fatalities each year as a result of ...