Should you be driving?

Aussie drink-driving laws have similar penalties, but our BAC level is still at .05. This will be moved to .02 in the coming years.
Be safe for you, your family and the person you may injure because, you thought you were ‘ok to drive!’

SHOULD YOU BE DRIVING? DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE....EVER!

TEST YOURSELF NOW

People Against Drink/Drug Driving

padd logo imageImagine if you had to tell a family that their child was never coming home again...because a driver had a few too many drinks and they were too lazy to get a taxi? How would you feel if it was your child? Your brother, your parent, your best friend? Now imagine that you're the one who had a few drinks and thought...Home isn't too far. I'll make it without getting busted. While on the back streets worrying if the booze bus will catch you, you hit someone. How do you live with that for the rest of your life?

Long time campaigner and key stakeholder in People Against Drink Driving, Artist Donald Cameron, has finally published his short book - "When Random Breath Testing Came To Australia."  This short but history laden work, is a great snapshot of a key safety initiative that has made Aussie roads much safer. For a copy, please email us and for the donation of $10 we'll send you a copy.

NEWS ON BOOZE

The nation of Chile is yet another country to declare ‘they’ve had enough’ when it comes to alcohol and the road toll. Previous leniency has not reduced the Harms of alcohol on the roads and they have now introduced a ZERO TOLERANCE policy.

What that means for Chilean’s is:

The new law provides the following penalties

  • Those who are caught with a Blood Alcohol Content of .03 will receive a minimum driving ban of 90 days.
  • However, if this same driver causes a minor accident or minor injury to any person, the penalty is a driving ban of 180 days.
  • In case of death or serious injury, a person's license us cancelled for 5 years, they receive a a fine of 30 UTM (This is a monthly tax credit rating, one UTM is about Ch$31,444 x 30 = over $1 million pesos (that was several years ago) and 3 to 5 years in prison.
  • Under the new laws you are considered ‘drunk’ at .08 and if caught driving your license is suspended for two years.
  • If you repeat this offence you will be banned from driving for five years.
  • If you cause a death whilst driving with BAC of 0.8 or greater you will go to prison for 3-5 years and will never be allowed to drive again.


Should you be driving?

Aussie drink-driving laws have similar penalties, but our BAC level is still at .05. This will be moved to .02 in the coming years. Be safe for you, your family and the person you may injure because, you thought you were ‘ok to drive!’

SHOULD YOU BE DRIVING? DON'T DRINK OR DRIVE....EVER!

TEST YOURSELF NOW

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