Drug buses on the way - Australia - Preventing dangerous driving
Perth,WA,Australia -The Sunday Times.au, by Joe Spagnolo -Oct 14, 2006: -- WA motorists who drive under the influence of drugs face fines of up to $5000 and jail - part of radical new laws that will allow police to conduct random roadside tests for illicit drugs... The new laws would allow police to stop drivers and take samples of their saliva to test for tetrahydrocannabinol, the active component in cannabis, as well as speed and ecstasy... Offenders would not be permitted to drive for 24 hours after being booked by police and anyone refusing a test would be charged... Drug-driving is prevalent in WA, with a survey estimating that 17 per cent of drivers aged 20-29 had driven a vehicle while under the influence of drugs. Monash University researchers found drugs other than alcohol were present in 26.7 per cent of 3398 drivers killed in WA, NSW and Victoria... Random testing of drivers for alcohol over the decades had saved lives and he hoped the new drug laws would do the same...
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