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===BC and Canada both have impaired driving laws=== | ===BC and Canada both have impaired driving laws=== | ||
Both BC and Canada have laws against driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Often, only [http://canlii.ca/t/847n the BC law] applies. Sometimes, federal law (the ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-46/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-46.html#sec320.14_smooth Criminal Code]'') applies instead of — or in addition to — BC law. | Both BC and Canada have laws against driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Often, only [http://canlii.ca/t/847n the BC law] applies. Sometimes, federal law (the ''[https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/stat/rsc-1985-c-c-46/latest/rsc-1985-c-c-46.html#sec320.14_smooth Criminal Code]'') applies instead of — or in addition to — BC law. | ||
It’s not a crime to drive with some alcohol or drugs in your body. But it is a criminal offence to drive if your ability to drive is even slightly impaired due to alcohol or drugs. | It’s not a crime to drive with some alcohol or drugs in your body. But it is a criminal offence to drive if your ability to drive is even slightly impaired due to alcohol or drugs. | ||
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In BC, if your blood-alcohol level is over .05, there are legal consequences. (This level means you have 50 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.) If you have been drinking, don't drive — take a taxi or bus or call a friend for a ride. | In BC, if your blood-alcohol level is over .05, there are legal consequences. (This level means you have 50 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.) If you have been drinking, don't drive — take a taxi or bus or call a friend for a ride. | ||
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===If you are stopped by the police=== | ===If you are stopped by the police=== | ||
If the police lawfully pull you over, they can require you to take the following tests. They can require these tests even if you aren’t driving but have “'''care or control'''” of a vehicle. You can have care or control of a vehicle even if you were parked — if you were in the driver’s seat and had access to the ignition key. | If the police lawfully pull you over, they can require you to take the following tests. They can require these tests even if you aren’t driving but have “'''care or control'''” of a vehicle. You can have care or control of a vehicle even if you were parked — if you were in the driver’s seat and had access to the ignition key. | ||
