South Australia Drug Testing Motorists

Well here we go again another state government has realised the awesome revenue they can raise from drug testing motorists without any evidence it presents a risk.

I especially focuss on the 13 people that tested positive for cannabis use! Evidence out of the ACT shows that those using cannabis have a lower risk of a fatal accident than the general population showing cannabis use actually reduces the risks on our roads.

But further Swinburne Uni has been undertaking testing of drivers and you can be sure if they found any evidence to suggest using cannabis and driving presented any increased risk we would have surely heard about it by now.

This is just a blatant revenue raising tactic brought on by the uneducated in safety drug testing for cannabis in our workplaces. A complete waste of money and resources that could be better spent on reducing the risks in our workplaces and on our roads.

If safety is a science we would need to show evidence of a risk and in the case of cannabis the opposite is currently obvious but while we have uneducated people leading the Safety Insitute of Australia they will choose this sort of strategy to hide the fact they know very little about health and safety.

Regards
Daniel


60 drivers test positive for drugs - police

November 14, 2006 12:19pm
Article from: AAP

MORE than 60 drivers tested positive to drugs in the first round of state roadside testing, police in SA said today.

Releasing interim results in the drug testing trial today, Assistant Commissioner Grant Stevens said 3424 drivers were tested between July 1 and November 12.

Of those, 34 tested positive for methamphetamines, two tested positive to MDMA, 13 for cannabis and 14 to a combination of drugs.

Officers also detected 46 drivers over the blood alcohol limit but said no motorists tested positive for both drugs and alcohol.

"Although we are not yet half-way through the 12-month drug driver testing trial, we are producing results that indicate drug use is occurring amongst some drivers," Mr Stevens said.

"We consider driver drug testing to be clearly in the interests of road safety and we want drivers to know that if they use illicit drugs, or exceed alcohol limits they are likely to be detected."

Mr Stevens said police were pleased with the support from drivers for the tests and said most were patient and happy to co-operate with the five-minute roadside testing process.