The Icelandic parliament Althingi unanimously approved new traffic laws. Decreases in blood alcohol levels are among the adopted changes. The maximum permissible amount of blood alcohol concentration in a driver will be reduced from .05 to .02 BAC. It is stated that there is a definite policy of the authorities that alcohol and driving motor […]
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THE licences of hundreds of boozy motorists have been suspended in the first eight months of the nation’s toughest drink-driving laws. An average of four Victorian drivers a day were caught with a blood alcohol reading between .05 and .069 in May to December last year, costing them their licence for at least three months.
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Roads Minister Andrew Constance says NSW is taking a “zero-tolerance” approach to drink and drug-driving. Anyone in NSW found drink-driving will immediately lose their licence for three months from May 20. Anyone caught drink-driving in NSW can now lose their licence immediately under a tough new penalty regime that will also see offenders fined almost
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On 30 April 2018 the Victorian Government has cracked down on drink and drug driving by introducing tougher sentences for anyone convicted of a drink or drug driving offence. The relevant legislation contains mandatory minimum penalties which increase in severity depending on how far over the limit a driver is. The police can lay charges
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Important Date – Important Event – Important Petition: Making History. This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of success of this campaign. These efforts along with other People Against Drink/Drug Driving (P.A.D.D.) advocacy was the key to ushering in Random Breath Testing! Congratulations again, to P.A.D.D and their hardworking supporters for this job, well done! View Original
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Alcohol takes a rapid toll on the brain, as most of us know, and caution is well warranted about what we choose to do while under its influence. What isn’t so well known is the hit our brains take much later, after the booze has left the system. The latest research on the topic was a meta-analysis of several
Cannabis is now the most frequently detected illicit drug in drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes. Experimental research and epidemiological data have demonstrated psychomotor impairment associated with THC intoxication and quantified impairment with heightened risk of motor vehicle fatalities. Experimental laboratory studies have repeatedly demonstrated that the primary component of cannabis, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), impairs psychomotor
20 March 2018 By Honor Whiteman Fact checked by Jasmin Collier If, like me, you enjoy the occasional glass of wine in the evening, you probably don’t feel as though your judgment or alertness is impaired after this one drink. But according to a new study, it is. Researchers find that just one drink can interfere with decision-making.
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