{"id":10641,"date":"2022-07-04T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T23:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=10641"},"modified":"2024-02-02T23:56:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T12:56:08","slug":"drinking-whilst-driving-think-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/drinking-whilst-driving-think-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking whilst driving? Think Again."},"content":{"rendered":"

Victoria Police<\/p>\n

Driving while under the influence affects your perception, vision, concentration, reaction time and causes drowsiness \u2013 increasing your chances of having an accident.<\/p>\n

If you are caught drink driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.05 or more, you\u2019ll:<\/strong>
\n🚘Lose your licence, for a minimum of 3 months.
\n🚘Need to complete a compulsory Behaviour Change Program
\n🚘Have an alcohol interlock installed in any vehicle you drive (once re-licensed) for at least six months.
\n🚘Required to drive with a zero BAC requirement for at least 3 years, and<\/p>\n

Drink driving doesn\u2019t just affect you. You\u2019re putting yourself, your passengers, and other users of the road at severe risk when getting behind the wheel impaired.<\/p>\n

For more information on staying safe on the roads, visit: https:\/\/www.tac.vic.gov.au\/roa…\/staying-safe\/drink-driving<\/a><\/p>\n

The next edition of the Moorabool News is now available to read online.
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Victoria Police Driving while under the influence affects your perception, vision, concentration, reaction time and causes drowsiness \u2013 increasing your chances of having an accident. If you are caught drink driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.05 or more, you\u2019ll: 🚘Lose your licence, for a minimum of 3 months. 🚘Need to complete a […]<\/p>\n

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