2006-12-23 12:29:30 · 13 answers · asked by hope 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Driving under the influence of alcohol is illegal in Australia. There is a limit to how much alcohol is allowed to be in a persons blood stream when they are at the wheel(this includes being in a parked car).
This is determined by a "breath test", the police will ask you to take a deep breath and blow into the tester. This will give an instant reading.
If you are above .05% of alcohol in your blood stream,then you may not just be booked on the spot. But taken back to the police station were you may be required to have a further blood test.
This test (the breath test )now acts for drugs as well.
The penalties are rightfully increasing, as is our road toll.
A probationary driver,that is someone who has held a license under two years, will be automatically disqualified from driving.
The penalties are usually cancellation of the driving licence and a heavy fine for 1st offence. a It increases if caught again.
Causing an accident,damaging others property, injuring or killing someone while under the influence of alcohol or drugs while driving, can result in a considerable jail term, up to 10yrs.
In Australia a person may not obtain their licence until they are 18 and this is also the legal age that you can drink alcohol.
2006-12-23 13:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by sistablu...Maat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Driving drunk is illegal in Australia as well. Drunk drivers can be fined heavy penalties depending on the severity of it for example if the driver was drunk on drugs and driveing a stolen vehical.
2006-12-23 14:59:58 · answer #2 · answered by vampire_crazy2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is illegal in any country.
if it was only illegal in the US, other countries would have a large immagration problem especially Canada.
Lots of Americans seem to choose Canada as their favorite foreign country to move to.
Well also, any country that wouldn't have illegal drunk driving would have a lot of bad drivers.
2006-12-23 12:32:41 · answer #3 · answered by Cuddly Lez 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Most countries ahve laws regarding drunk driving. Some are more stringent, some are less so, than those it the US. But MOST countries consider it a problem and have legislatin in place to deal with it.
2006-12-23 12:38:08 · answer #4 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its totally illegal inmost countries, and so it should be - but the punishments vary from place to place. My 4 yr old cousin was killed by a drunk driver and the punishment was a fine!! I'm in ireland and I think we should be advocating public hangings for drunk drivers!!
2006-12-23 12:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by spawn_of_cookie_monster 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-18 22:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all. I know here in the Middle East, if you driving drunk, and you kill someone as a result of that. You could be hung. They still have public hangings in the Middle East.
2006-12-23 12:33:12 · answer #7 · answered by cajunrescuemedic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, many countries have laws against driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
2006-12-23 12:31:55 · answer #8 · answered by I_Love_Life! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it is illegal in most countries which are run by civilized humans.
2006-12-23 12:32:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, other countries have laws against it too. Canada certainly does.
2006-12-23 12:32:10 · answer #10 · answered by Empy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋