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.