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Hidden menace of the drivers high on drugs: Six out of ten motorists are failing new roadside tests

Submitted by Marijuana News on Mon, 05/25/2015 - 14:23

Officers in South Yorkshire Police have recorded 56 per cent of suspected drug drivers as testing positive, while Scotland Yard has a hit rate of 45 per cent.

By comparison, just 5 per cent of those stopped for suspected drink-driving last year failed the breathalyser test. 

 

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The figures suggest many people have been driving after taking drugs because they are convinced they can get away with it.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin last night said the findings, obtained by a survey of police forces, vindicated the push to make drug-driving as socially unacceptable as drink-driving.

He said: ‘I want to remove dangerous drivers from our roads, including those who think it’s acceptable to drive under the influence of drugs. The law has made it...

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