WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic nominee for mayor of Washington has proposed cutting the legal limit for drunken driving nearly in half, saying the nation’s capital could set a life-saving example for states to follow.

D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser introduced a bill Tuesday that calls for the city to make a blood-alcohol content of .05 percent the legal threshold for drunken driving. That’s about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 pounds or two for a 160-pound man.

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