Japan enacts bill that sets numerical standards for dangerous driving (opens original article in a new tab)

Japan enacted a bill establishing numerical standards for dangerous driving, defining it as exceeding speed limits by specific amounts and setting alcohol thresholds for prosecution.

• Japan's parliament enacted a bill to set numerical standards for dangerous driving resulting in death or injury
• The law defines dangerous driving as exceeding speed limits by more than 50 kph on ordinary roads and 60 kph on expressways
• Drunken driving at 0.5 mg per liter breath or 1.0 mg per milliliter blood constitutes dangerous driving