The NRMA has called on the NSW government to increase roadside drug testing after startling new figures revealed one in ten drivers tested positive for illicit substances last year.
Startling new drug-driving figures have sparked calls for the NSW government to increase the amount of random roadside testing as the number of fatal crashes continues to climb.
A new report has revealed one in 10 NSW drivers pulled over for a random drug test in 2023 tested positive to illicit substances. Picture: Mathew Farrell / NCA NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury said drivers who mix drugs with alcohol were 23 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash between 2019 and 2023.
"Random drug testing sends the message that if you take the risk you will get caught and as we head into the Christmas party season this serves as an important reminder." The data showed cannabis was detected in a driver's system in 69 per cent of fatal drug-driving crashes last year, followed by meth at 43 per cent and cocaine at seven per cent.
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