American Beverage Institute Reacts to Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill
Washington, D.C. (August 10, 2021)—A provision included in the infrastructure package that just passed the U.S. Senate directs the U.S.
Press Releases
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American Beverage Institute Calls on Congress to Remove Mandated Alcohol Detection Devices from Infrastructure Package
Washington, D.C. (August 6, 2021)—A provision included in the infrastructure package currently moving through Congress directs the U.S. Department of… -
American Beverage Institute Condemns Hawaii Senate for Voting to Lower Legal BAC Limit
Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2021)—Today, the American Beverage Institute (ABI)—a national restaurant trade association—highlighted the lack of evidence supporting the Hawaii… -
American Beverage Institute Urges State Senate to Consider the Science Before Voting on .05 Bill
Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2021)—The full Hawaii Senate is set to soon consider SB 754—legislation that would lower the legal…
In the News
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American Beverage Institute Debates 0.05 on PBS Hawaii
The American Beverage Institute recently appeared on PBS Hawaii to debate the merits of the state’s 0.05 proposal with representatives from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Honolulu Police Department, and… -
Editorial: Weigh problems of legislative proposal lowering blood alcohol concentration threshold for DUI arrest
There is every good intention behind Senate Bill 2096, a measure aiming at lowering the threshold for a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) that would trigger an arrest for driving under… -
Study: Fewer crashes after Utah sets strictest DUI law in US
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation five years ago, new research published Friday by… -
Cryptocurrency, Auto Safety Fights Loom on Infrastructure Bill
The Senate’s $550 billion bipartisan infrastructure legislation faces an uphill battle in the House, where cryptocurrency, chemicals and transportation lobbyists, and advocates are jockeying to alter it to…
Op-Eds
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Federalism on full display as Utah navigates drunk-driving legislation
The laboratories of democracy, a phrase popularized by Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis to describe federalism, are in full swing across the country. One policy experiment some… -
Infrastructure proposal mandating alcohol detection devices could maroon you in a parking lot
Tucked in the $1 trillion infrastructure package moving through Congress is a provision that could leave you stranded far more often than a dead battery. The legislation directs the … -
The WHO Needs a Science Lesson on How Not to Needlessly Terrify People
If anyone still believes the World Health Organization is a reputable body, think again. After repeatedly dropping the ball during the coronavirus pandemic, the organization with an overinflated sense of… -
Viewpoint: Bill to lower legal blood-alcohol limit is political theater
New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would make criminals out of responsible consumers. More specifically, S131 would lower the legal blood-alcohol concentration limit for driving…
