Two Drinks Max: Smash horrifies MP

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The horror smash that injured two picnickers yesterday horrified local MP Darren Hughes.

It came just months after he called on Parliament to decrease the legal blood alcohol limit.

Hughes' bill mirrors the change the Herald on Sunday calls for in its Two Drinks Max campaign, to lower the limit from 80mg per 100ml of blood to 50mg.

"There is a problem in that people lose their judgment when they've had too much alcohol," he said.

"It's no surprise they keep on drinking - because they can't judge how much they've had."

Hughes said changing attitudes to ensure people had no more than two standard drinks before driving would make a difference.