BAC limit when driving passengers for hire
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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You are 30 and drive for a ride-share app. With a paying rider in the car, what BAC is illegal?
The rule
When you drive passengers for hire, it is illegal to have a BAC of 0.04% or more.
If you are driving passengers for hire, a BAC of 0.04% or more is illegal. A paying rider lowers your limit even in a regular car.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 9, page 73. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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