I wonder if/when other provinces will follow with such strict laws. I rarely drink anymore and never drink & drive, so this won't effect me. But damn is that going to be tough for even the folks that go out for a couple with friends and drive home.
http://www.icbc.com/about%20ICBC/new...ses/apr2010#1g
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Under changes to the Motor Vehicle Act (MVA), drivers who provide a failing breath sample above 0.08 per cent BAC or refuse to provide a breath sample at the roadside will face an immediate, 90-day driving ban and a $500 fine. As well, they will have their vehicle impounded for 30 days. They may also face criminal charges.
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Drivers caught once in the "warn" range (between 0.05 and 0.08 per cent BAC) in a five-year period will face an immediate, three-day driving ban and a $200 fine; a second time, a seven-day ban and a $300 fine; and a third, a 30-day ban and a $400 fine. Research shows that driving with a BAC in that range means a driver is seven times more likely to be in a fatal crash than if they have no alcohol in their body.
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The new, roadside-issued, 90-day bans mean officers will no longer need to take drivers to the station for a full breath analysis in order to impose a driving ban longer than 24 hours.
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It doesn't mention this in the article but another huge thing is drivers who are suspended won't be able to drive while they appeal the suspension (usually takes 21 days), as they could previously.
To give you an idea of .08 or higher (at least what the newspaper said) is a 120lb women could have one daiquiri, or, a 180lb guy drinking 3 pints of beer within a 2 hour period.