BC Class 5&7
Drugs, cannabis and medications
ICBC's driving guide: Personal strategies
Drugs and medications can impair driving, and the manual's framing is deliberately wide: if you are taking anything, you need to know how it affects your ability to drive safely. Drugs affect different people differently — if there is any doubt about safety, let someone else drive.
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Practice questions on this card
- Q-0454Which effects can over-the-counter allergy, cough, cold and nausea medicines cause?
- Q-0455You are taking two different prescribed medications. What does the manual tell you to do?
- Q-0456You feel impaired after taking a medication. What should you do?
- Q-0457Which prescription types does the manual name as affecting driving?
- Q-0458How is cannabis treated relative to alcohol under B.C. enforcement?
- Q-0459What blood drug concentration is permitted for a GLP driver?
- Q-0460Why does the manual say to leave the driving to someone else when there is any doubt about a drug's effect?
- Q-0461What habit does the manual recommend for any medication you take?
- Q-0470What do alcohol, cannabis, prescription sedatives and an over-the-counter cold remedy have in common as driving risks?