CAA-Quebec gets you home safely in more ways than one!

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Published on December 2, 2019

To help keep everyone safe over the holiday season, CAA-Quebec offers free Roadside Assistance to Operation Red Nose’s entire fleet of volunteer drivers while on shift and offers its members a Safe Ride Service in the extremely unlikely event that they should find themselves a little blurry eyed, red-nosed, or downright tipsy after an office party.

Not one of CAA-Quebec’s 1.3 million members is an actual saint. And mere mortals have been known to slip up from time to time.

It’s not the end of the world. At least, it doesn’t have to be.

When you drink, don’t drive. Same thing goes for pot, including "special" chewy candies and brownies. This scientific study1 confirms that driving under the influence of cannabis can be dangerous, even five hours after the fact.

12 things smarter than driving impaired

The smartest thing to do is to plan your ride home before you partake. As a reminder, here’s a little list of alternatives to driving impaired and putting yourself and others at risk:

  • Get a ride with a designated driver
  • Stay the night
  • Call mom or dad
  • Call a sober driver
  • Take public transit
  • Walk
  • Call a taxi
  • Stay at a hotel
  • Order an Uber
  • Call the Tolérance Zéro designated driver service
  • Call Operation Red Nose
  • Call CAA-Quebec’s Safe Ride Service

That’s right, your CAA‑Quebec membership includes a Safe Ride Service valid throughout the province 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. That includes Christmas Day! A safe ride from CAA‑Quebec counts as one of the four Roadside Assistance service calls available annually to members. So whether you or your engine aren’t up to the task, you can call CAA‑Quebec to get you home safely, the car on the flatbed and you in the cab of the tow truck.

Driving impaired: A crime with major consequences

Although some people still think it’s “no big deal,” drunk driving has serious consequences. According to CAA‑Quebec’s calculations, your first DUI could cost you up to several thousand dollars. That’s in addition to the difficulties arising from the trial, criminal conviction, and loss of your driver’s licence. It’s the kind of thing that’s hard to shake, especially when it comes time to renew your insurance or cross the border.

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1 Clinical trial conducted in 2018 by the McGill University Health Centre’s Research Institute and McGill University, funded by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA).