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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 the [http://canlii.ca/t/847n BC law applies | Both BC and Canada have laws against driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Often, only the [http://canlii.ca/t/847n 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#sec253_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 pull you over and have reasonable grounds to believe your ability to drive is affected by alcohol or a drug, 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 pull you over and have reasonable grounds to believe your ability to drive is affected by alcohol or a drug, 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. | ||