Do Manitoba's impaired driving laws apply to snowmobiles and boats?
Manitoba Class 5 overview
Manitoba Class 5: Alcohol, drugs and impaired driving penalties
How alcohol and drugs affect driving, cannabis rules, the novice zero-tolerance restriction, tiered roadside suspensions for .05 to .079, and the three-month suspension at .08 or refusal.
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Study reference: MPI Driver's Handbook (online edition, 2026), Ch. 12 Unsafe Driving and Consequences — Alcohol, Drugs, What are the Consequences?
All 21 questions in this test
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Do Manitoba's impaired driving laws apply to snowmobiles and boats?
- Only to vehicles driven on public highways
- No, only to cars and trucks
- Only to commercial vehicles
- Yes, to all motor vehicles and vessels
You drive while impaired by a prescribed sleeping pill. What can happen?
- You receive a warning only
- You get a parking ticket
- You can be charged with impaired driving
- Nothing, since it was prescribed
Can you be charged with impaired driving if your blood alcohol is below .08?
- Only if you are under 18
- Only if you cause a crash that injures someone
- Yes, if your ability to drive is impaired
- No, never below .08
A driver receives two or more warn-range suspensions within 10 years. What else is required?
- A free counselling session by MPI
- Forty hours of community service
- A new knowledge test and road test at a service centre
- An Impaired Driver Assessment at their own expense
Where may cannabis be carried in a vehicle?
- On the passenger seat
- In the driver's door pocket, if it is sealed
- In the glove box
- In a secure compartment such as the trunk
If you fail or refuse an approved screening device (ASD) test, how far down the Driver Safety Rating scale can you move?
- 3 levels
- 10 levels
- 15 levels
- 5 levels
A fully licensed driver registers a blood alcohol level of .06. What is the first-time consequence?
- A 24-hour suspension
- A 15-day suspension
- A 72-hour licence suspension
- No penalty under .08
What kind of drug is alcohol?
- A hallucinogen
- A stimulant
- A depressant
- A painkiller
Police suspect a driver is under the influence of a drug. What roadside suspension can the driver receive immediately?
- 72 hours
- 7 days
- 24 hours
- 3 months
How long is the suspension for a fourth (or later) warn-range occurrence in a 10-year period?
- 60 days
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 1 year
A driver gets a second warn-range suspension within 10 years. How long is it?
- 7 days
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 15 days
After drinking, what is the only thing that will sober you up?
- Black coffee
- Fresh air
- Time
- A cold shower
Above what THC blood level does the three-month suspension apply?
- 1 ng
- 10 ng
- 2 ng
- 5 ng
You refuse to give police a breath sample. What happens?
- A warning letter
- An immediate three-month licence suspension
- A 24-hour suspension only
- A 72-hour suspension and a mandatory road test
Impaired drivers account for about what share of traffic deaths in Manitoba?
- About two-thirds
- About one-third
- About half
- About one-tenth
You are hosting a party. What does the handbook suggest to prevent impaired driving?
- Serve one for the road
- Close the bar an hour before the party ends
- Let guests drive home slowly on quiet side roads
- Offer only salty snacks
How many levels down the Driver Safety Rating scale does a Tiered Administrative Licence Suspension move you?
- 1 level
- 5 levels
- 10 levels
- 2 levels
Which of these is a Criminal Code offence?
- Driving with a BAC of .05
- Driving with low tire pressure
- Parking near a fire hydrant
- Driving with a BAC of .08 or more
A novice driver is found with alcohol in their system. What happens immediately?
- A written warning only
- A 24-hour roadside suspension
- A 72-hour suspension
- A 30-day suspension
It is a driver's first warn-range (.05 to .079) suspension, but a child under 16 is in the vehicle. How long is the suspension?
- 30 days
- 7 days
- 72 hours
- 15 days
At what blood alcohol concentration do you get an immediate three-month Administrative Licence Suspension?
- .08 or over
- .05 or over
- .12 or over
- .10 or over
Alcohol, drugs and impaired driving penalties: key rules to remember
Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗
Alcohol (Ch. 12)
- Alcohol is a depressant; only time sobers you. Impaired drivers account for about one-third of Manitoba traffic deaths. An impaired charge can be laid at any BAC if ability is impaired.
Drugs
- Prescription drugs can impair; same consequences as alcohol. Illegal to drive impaired by THC, to consume cannabis in or on a vehicle on a public road, or to transport it unless in a secure compartment such as the trunk; convictions move you down the DSR scale.
What Can You Do?
- Hosts: house rules, non-alcoholic drinks, no "one for the road", close the bar at least an hour before the end, arrange rides or overnight stays.
Impaired Driving is A Crime in All Motor Vehicles
- Applies to all motor vehicles (incl. off-road, agricultural and infrastructure equipment) and to vessels, aircraft and railway equipment.
What are the Consequences?
- Suspected drug impairment: immediate 24-hour roadside suspension.
- Novice drug and alcohol restriction violation: immediate 24-hour suspension, possible DI&C suspension, reinstatement charge.
- Tiered Administrative Licence Suspension (BAC .05–.079, ASD "warn", or failing drug screening/coordination/DRE): 72 hours first; 7 days first with a person under 16 in the vehicle; 15 days second; 30 days third; 60 days fourth and later (within 10 years). Five DSR levels down; reinstatement charge; possible DI&C action. Two or more in 10 years: Impaired Driver Assessment at own expense.
- Fail or refuse ASD: possible administrative penalty, impoundment, one year Ignition Interlock, 10 DSR levels down.
- Three-month Administrative Licence Suspension: BAC .08 or over; THC over 5 ng; ASD fail; BAC over .05 plus THC over 2.5 ng; refusing a sample or tests; any illegal drug. Five DSR levels down, reinstatement charge, possible Criminal Code charges, impoundment, Impaired Driver Assessment, Ignition Interlock.
- Criminal Code convictions: additional 5, 10 or 15 DSR levels, fines, possible prison, driving prohibition, mandatory HTA suspension, Ignition Interlock, possible vehicle forfeiture.
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Other topics
- Sign shapes and regulatory signsWhat each sign shape and colour means, stop, yield and four-way stop rules, the 24-hour clock on signs, turn and lane-use signs, speed and school-zone signs, parking and snow-route signs.
- Warning, construction and guide signsYellow diamond warning signs for curves, lanes, hills, crossings and hazards, orange construction and maintenance signs, doubled speeding fines, and green guide and information signs.
- Traffic signals and pedestrian signalsRed, amber and green lights, where to stop on red, turns on red, flashing lights, green and amber arrows, the green left-arrow shown with a red light, and the transit priority signal.
- Pavement markings and reserved lanesYellow and white lines, solid and broken lines, stop lines, painted left-turn islands, diamond reserved lanes, contra-flow lanes, bicycle lanes and sharrows.
- Graduated licensing and getting your licenceLearner, Intermediate and Full stages, supervising driver rules, passenger limits, zero alcohol and drugs, knowledge and road test rules, new residents and keeping your licence valid.
- Starting, lane changes, turns and roundaboutsHand position, starting from the curb, lane changes and blind spots, hand signals, curves, signalling distances, right and left turns, U-turns and roundabouts.
- Speed, following distance, passing and expresswaysDefault speed limits, the four-second following rule, safe passing and when passing is banned, the No-Zone around trucks, and entering and leaving an expressway.
- Right-of-way, emergency vehicles and work zonesUncontrolled intersections, private driveways, funeral processions, yielding to emergency vehicles, the slow-down-and-move-over speeds, construction zones and the zipper merge.
- School buses, transit buses, railways and school zonesStopping for school buses, sharing the road with transit buses, railway crossing distances and rules, and reduced-speed school and playground zones.
- Pedestrians and cyclistsMarked and unmarked crosswalks, pedestrian signals and push buttons, pedestrian corridors, people who are blind, sharing the road with cyclists and the one-metre passing rule.
- Backing up and parkingBacking safely, three-point turns, parallel and angle parking, the backing skill test, parking on hills, leaving a vehicle running and where parking is illegal.
- Vehicle equipment, seatbelts and child seatsRequired brakes, lights, tires, mirrors, horn and windows, dashboard gauges, seatbelt rules, rear-facing, forward-facing and booster seats, and fuel-efficient driving.
- Night, winter and poor driving conditionsIce and snow, headlight laws, fog and reduced visibility, night driving distances, gravel and winter roads, hills, farm equipment, animals on the road and pilot vehicles.
- Driving emergencies and collisionsRunning off the pavement, blowouts, skids, emergency braking, wet brakes, breakdowns, a car in water or touching power lines, and what to do and report after a collision.
- Distraction, fatigue, suspensions and your driving recordHand-held device penalties, drowsy driving, driving while suspended, Criminal Code suspensions, the Driver Improvement and Control Program and the Driver Safety Rating scale.