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Drunk driving in the U.S. rose in recent years. Would a lower legal limit improve safety?

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67% Informative

Drunk driving crashes are as much as 40 percent higher between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than the rest of the year .

Advocates say lowering the legal blood alcohol limit in the U.S. would reduce fatal car crashes.

John Yang speaks with researcher James Fell to learn more.

VR Score

69

Informative language

68

Neutral language

77

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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