2009-05-01
07:47:57
Ontario motorists have tough new impaired driving laws to think about.
As of today, there's a three-day licence suspension for drivers caught with a blood alcohol level between 0.05 to 0.08.
Drivers caught for a second time with a blood-alcohol level in the so-called "warn range" now face a one-week suspension. They'll also have to attend an alcohol education program. If caught a third time, they'll lose their licence for a month and be required to have an ignition interlock condition placed on their licence for six months. The roadside licence suspensions cannot be appealed.
A law that would impose a zero blood alcohol limit on drivers 21 and under is expected to come into effect next summer.
