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At least they are publicising that the testing has been targeted, but nobody has really come out and admitted that this could skew the headlined "1 in 50 drivers on drugs" conclusion...Police also said the problems that dogged early testing had been ironed out. But they said the testing equipment was not the force's preferred technology. They had settled on the it because their preferred choice was unavailable.
The pilot project got off to a rocky start in December when the first driver tested returned a positive result. The finding was later proved to be incorrect and the motorist is now taking legal action against the police.
ROADSIDE DRUG TESTING
- Testing is random but targets truck drivers and rave parties.
- Saliva swabs can detect THC (marijuana) and methamphetamines (speed, ecstasy).
- 7207 drivers have been tested; 146 had positive results.
- Car drivers to test positive were 18 to 54 (68 per cent were in their 20s) while truck drivers were older (59 per cent in 30s).
- Truck and car drivers are testing positive at about the same rate.
- Police say the worst time for drug driving is 4am to 9.30am on Sundays.
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