Alcohol, drugs and fatigueQuestion 240 of 296

Your blood alcohol is under the Criminal Code limit of 80 mg per 100 ml of blood, but you drive badly and smell of alcohol. What can happen?

  1. Nothing, because you are under the limit
  2. You can still be charged and convicted for impaired driving
  3. Police can only give you a warning
  4. Police can only charge you if you refuse a test
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Correct answer: You can still be charged and convicted for impaired driving

The limit is not a safe level. Police can charge you if you show other signs of impairment.

Source: Nova Scotia Driver's Handbook (Service Nova Scotia, 2000, reprinted with revisions to 2017), Chapter 6, Driving and Impairment: Drinking and driving, page 153

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026