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Random breath testing in NSW and its implications for drug driving legislation
Author(s) -
Prescott John
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0819-5331
DOI - 10.1080/09595238880000481
Subject(s) - legislation , drug , toll , driving under the influence , medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , illicit drug , random testing , psychology , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , environmental health , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , political science , law , immunology , suite , test case
The effects of random breath testing in New South Wales are outlined and the reasons for its success canvassed. The notion of extending the procedure to counter drug driving is examined. Current police powers in the area are described, as are the penalties for drug driving. Difficulties in assessing the contribution of drugs other than alcohol to the road toll, in linking dosage to performance deficits and in differentiating approaches to therapeutic and to illicit drugs all point to the inappropriateness of the RBT model for other drugs.