What happens When you are Caught Exceeding the Drink Drive Limit?

One should never mix driving and alcohol. Many innocent lives are lost and many families get shattered; they are pushed into poverty as mostly the breadwinner of the family is out, either men or women.

Even though there are rules and penalties in place for those who are caught exceeding the drink driving limit, still few of them tend to drive after consuming alcohol. In those scenarios, always ask your friend or relative to drive the individual drunk home or they can very well park the car there itself and take a taxi to reach home safely.

Here’s what to do

If you are stopped for a drink and drive a limit check

First take the breath test: The police would use a breathalyzer to determine your alcohol breath test limit. If it exceeds the limit, then they would be liable to the charges in a drunk driving case.

-Result over the limit

- You would be issued a challan

-Your vehicle might be seized

-You could be very well arrested for the charges

-Your license might be suspended.

-Court case: You might need to appear in court. Punishment would depend on BAC level and offence.

Being over Drunk and Drive limit in India is a criminal offence, not merely a traffic violation.

When you wish to drink, be in a company where someone can be behind the wheel and do not drive home when you are drunk. This will help save you as well as others.

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Mary Sagaya

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