Quebec’s zero-alcohol law for young drivers starts Sunday
New rules will apply to drivers aged 21 and younger
POSTMEDIA NEWS
QUEBEC – The “zero-alcohol” rule for Quebec drivers aged 21 and younger comes into force on Sunday, meaning that drivers under 22 face a variety of penalties if found driving with alcohol in their system.
Drivers face an immediate three-month driving suspension if they are found driving with even the legal blood-alcohol limit of .08 per cent and they could be fined between $300 and $600 — and lose four demerit points — if they exceed the .08 limit.
Gino Desrosiers, spokesman for the Société d’assurance automobile du Québec, which operates Quebec’s no-fault car insurance plan and issues permits, said this means most young drivers will spend their first five years behind the wheel without taking a drink.
Desrosiers said statistics show that among 19-year-old Quebec drivers who die in highway accidents, 33 per cent have alcohol in their blood and 25 per cent exceed the .08 per cent legal limit.
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