Romey 1878 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Is it true that in Australia you cant have any drink at all if your going to be driving, whereas here you can have a certain amount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince of egypt Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 i have girl friend from Australia and i will ask her about that dont worry mark (= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Australia has strict laws about drinking alcohol and driving. Australian Police are authorised to stop any vehicle and breath test the driver at any time. There is no absolute safe level of alcohol consumption for competent driving. For fully licensed car drivers the legal limit is 0.05 g/100ml. For special licence categories the legal limit is 0.02 (which in practice means no alcohol at all). Learner, P1 and P2 drivers or riders must not exceed zero blood alcohol. If tested by the Police, drivers must be below their allowable legal limit. If you are going to drink any alcohol the best advice is to plan not to drive at all. Guides are available for drinking very moderate quantities of alcohol over time and remaining below the 0.05 legal BAC level (for fully licensed car drivers) but because everybody's metabolism differs the effects of alcohol will not be the same in every case. The police perform regular roadside "random breath testing" (RBT) of drivers in metropolitan and rural areas. There are heavy penalties for drink driving, including imprisonment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 They have an advertising slogan down under I like very much.... "DRINK DRIVE YOUR A BLOOODY IDIOT". Though it is .05 & you can get away with a cple, or a beer or so an hour to stay under. ( depending on indiv). But you will & I repeat Will be caught over here, the Fed's are all over it like a swarm Ive been Bagged ( breath tested) @ Midday, late arfternoon, Midinght & even eight o'clock in the morn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted July 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Thanks for clearing that up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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