Drug testing drivers

[punch*drunk]

NEW legislation will bring in compulsory blood tests for drugs for drivers involved in crashes that cause a fatality or seriously injure
someone. The new laws will be a first in Australia.

Just saw it on facebook via a local paper, but couldnt see any news articles about it.

I think its a great idea, why werent they already doing it I wonder?

Presumably they already test for alcohol in these situations. Drugs are just as bad, some worse, as far as hindering the ability to drive safely.

I wonder exactly what drugs they will test for?

[***super_nova***]

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@boris1gary wrote:

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I thought they already did that. Read some idiot booked for doing 115kms  over the speed limit on the Hume Hway yesterday, I think he should lose his license in Australia forever. 

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115km over 100km ?  That is 215km/h ............... hmmmm when I lived in Europe, about 200km plus was what I would drive across Germany, in France the speed limit was 165km/h back then.  I found it very difficult to go back to driving 100 and less; it is all relative, I remember my grandfather worrying about driving 60  🙂

[happyroo_bunji]

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@purple_haize wrote:

Police already do tests for drugs when they stop you on the road and also when they have their booze buses out.

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not all of them.  I've been breath tested heaps of times, but never drug tested

[iapetus_rocks]

I would like to see the drivers of cars involved in such accidents to have a mandatory check made on their mobile phone-call records, just to make sure that they weren't on the phone at the time.

[channys_mum]

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@iapetus_rocks wrote:

I would like to see the drivers of cars involved in such accidents to have a mandatory check made on their mobile phone-call records, just to make sure that they weren't on the phone at the time.

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Absolutely

[softail-joanie]

Every 15 minutes- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62EIynAh6qo

part two- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3JXLjcdobE

Extreemly graphic, but presents a good case for driving sober, or just driving safer in general. I think about this and what can happen often when I'm on the road.

Paying attention PAYS !