Driving with alcohol in your system is extremely risky. 74,000 Canadians were injured in alcohol-related collisions in 2006. Over 1,500 New Brunswickers were charged with impaired driving. The Criminal Code of Canada makes it a serious criminal offence for anyone to drive a motor vehicle while their ability to do so is impaired by alcohol or drugs. This applies to not only public roads and highways but also to private yards and parking lots and when they say "motor vehicle", boats, snowmobiles and aircraft are also covered. It is a criminal offence to drive with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 mg/100ml.

 

Driving requires your full attention and with every drop of alcohol you consume, your ability to drive safely and responsibly is reduced. The consequences of drinking and driving could cost you in fines, the loss of your driver’s license, increased insurance rates and potentially your life and the lives of others.