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==BC and Canada both have laws against drinking and driving== | |||
<p>This script explains what can happen if you drink and drive. Both BC and the federal government have laws against drinking and driving. Usually, only the BC law applies. Sometimes, federal law applies instead of—or in addition to—BC law. Drinking and driving is a very complicated area of law with serious consequences.</p> | <p>This script explains what can happen if you drink and drive. Both BC and the federal government have laws against drinking and driving. Usually, only the BC law applies. Sometimes, federal law applies instead of—or in addition to—BC law. Drinking and driving is a very complicated area of law with serious consequences.</p> | ||
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<p>It’s not a crime to drive with some alcohol in your body, but it is a criminal offence to drive if your ability to drive is even slightly impaired due to alcohol. The prohibited blood alcohol level for drivers starts at 0.05 in BC. The best action if you have been drinking is not to drive—take a taxi or bus or call a friend for a ride.</p> | <p>It’s not a crime to drive with some alcohol in your body, but it is a criminal offence to drive if your ability to drive is even slightly impaired due to alcohol. The prohibited blood alcohol level for drivers starts at 0.05 in BC. The best action if you have been drinking is not to drive—take a taxi or bus or call a friend for a ride.</p> | ||
===1. If the police stop you, what tests must you take?=== | |||
<p>If the police stop you while you are driving a vehicle, or while you have care or control of a vehicle even if you’re not driving it, you must take the following tests. Care or control of a vehicle means you were in the driver’s seat and had access to the ignition key, even if you were parked.</p> | <p>If the police stop you while you are driving a vehicle, or while you have care or control of a vehicle even if you’re not driving it, you must take the following tests. Care or control of a vehicle means you were in the driver’s seat and had access to the ignition key, even if you were parked.</p> | ||
