A debate has been started in Australia for reducing the alcohol limit for driving in order to alter the driving etiquettes.

A discussion paper was introduced by the Australian Transport Council this week to urge for the reduction of the national alcohol limit to 20mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. The council cited the example of Sweden, where reducing alcohol limit from 50mg to 20mg, there was experienced 10% decrease in the accidents related to drinking plus driving.

The alcohol limit in New Zealand is 80mg, while than in Victoria is 50mg. There is 13% of concentration of drivers aged 18 to 25 years olds in Vitoria and there 36% of all drink drivers face fatality related to road accidents.

As per the report, every year 1,500 people in Australia die in road crashes and 30,000 get injured. It costs $27million on society to deal with road crash incidents.

Dr. Bruce Corben, from Monash University's Accident Research Centre who is a renowned accident researcher expressed that 20mg limit was appropriate to evaluate drivers.

The New Zealand Government says that it requires research to be carried out prior to thinking over reducing the limit to 50mg, which would take two years at least.