Funny - I always thought Scotland had a "you must be this drunk to drive" rule ....Drinking a pint or a single glass of wine could soon put you over the legal driving limit in Scotland, under proposals due to reach the Scottish Parliament in the next few weeks.
Currently more than 80mg of alcohol in the bloodstream per 100ml would make you a drunk driver - the Scottish Government wants to reduce that to 50mg.
That would bring Scotland into line with Germany, France and Spain - but create a situation where crossing the Scottish border after consuming one drink could lead to a drink-driving conviction.
Thirty people are killed on Scottish roads each year as a result of alcohol, and 150 seriously injured.
Across Scotland almost 7,500 people are convicted of drink-driving offences each year.
First Minister Alex Salmond recently branded Scotland a "nation of drunks".
Read more:
http://news.sky.com/story/1295867/scotland-moves-to-slash-drink-drive-limit
