Facts about drinking and driving

CADA has compiled the most current and accurate information available to date on alcohol. We encourage responsible alcohol behaviour.

Facts about drinking and driving

Fact: The legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving in Bermuda is 0.08

Fact: The vast majority of the people who die on Bermuda’s roads are found to be over the legal limit of alcohol or under the influence of illegal drugs.

Fact: The likelihood of crashing increases before you are legally intoxicated. In other words, if you drive after drinking even a small amount of alcohol your likelihood of crashing is increased.

Fact: If you’ve been drinking you are unable to judge how well you can drive, alcohol has very predictable effects, one of which is impairing your judgement.

Fact: If you get into a collision while driving over the legal limit of alcohol, your insurance wont cover you or your vehicle it will only cover the third party.

Fact: Even one or two drinks impair a drivers judgement and reaction time.