Are you allowed to drive a vehicle if the presence of alcohol in your breath exceeds 0.1 mg/dm³?

Description

Art. 45 para. 1 pt. 1 of the Act of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2012, item 1137, as amended) in conjunction with Art. 46 para. 2 pt. 2 of the Act of 26 October 1982 - Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 20 September 2012 on the publication of the consolidated text of the Act on Upbringing in Sobriety and Counteracting Alcoholism (consolidated text: Journal of Laws 2012 No. 0 item 1356)

Explanation

Correct answer: No

No, driving a vehicle is prohibited. In Poland, the legal limit for alcohol content in exhaled air, from which liability is incurred, is 0.1 mg/dm³. Driving with a result above this value is classified as a state after alcohol consumption (from 0.1 mg to 0.25 mg/dm³), which constitutes a misdemeanour.

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