Pop Quiz: Do you know what the legal blood-alcohol limit is in Canada? The answer according to DUIAttorney.com, the legal lmit is .05 in every province except for Quebec which still has the legal limit set at .08.
However, Quebec is now looking to adopt new DUI standards. The transit minister in Quebec has recommended the creation of a new DUI charge for drivers with BAC levels between .05 and .08 in the Canadian province, according to The Montreal Gazette. Quebec first heard the legislation last December, but has since been criticized by many bar owners and DUI attorneys in the area. While the law would allow those with a BAC between .05 percent and .08 percent. to receive a civil punishment rather than a criminal punishment, many Canadians feel this can open doors to criminalize those driving with a BAC over .05 percent in the future.
And if there's a lower legal limit in Quebec, then will there eventually be a lower legal limit in the United States as well? Studies from the World Health Organization show that a person can be impaired even with low amounts of alcohol consumption.
Perhaps lowering the legal limit would discourage people from drinking and driving, making the American roads a bit safer. But if the legal limit was lowered in the state of Arizona, a Phoenix DUI attorney might argue that even just one drink can put some people over the .05 BAC level. This would mandate a "don't drink at all" policy rather than the current "drink responsibly" policy. For more information about DUIs and the BAC level in your area, please visit our Related Resources.
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- Arizona DUI Law (Findlaw)
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- Phoenix DUI Attorney Directory (FindLaw)
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