Breath tests and drug driving

Are we there yet?

For this second episode, James Luckhurst is joined by David Davies of the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS), Ean Lewin of D.Tec International – manufacturers of the widely-used Drugwipe detection system – and by Max Fogdell, Head of the Driving Licences and Examinations Unit at Finland’s Transport and Communications Agency Traficom. They consider the road safety implications of a significant fall in the number of breath tests conducted by police officers, as well as the disturbing fact that some police forces – with better procedures, contracts and training – are convicting ten times more drug drivers than others. There’s also a chance to find out how alcohol interlocks work for repeat drink drive offenders in Finland, where they have been part of the system for more than 15 years.

Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) is an annual UK-wide road safety campaign backed by government, the emergency services, highways agencies, road safety organisations and British businesses.

The Campaign, Managed by ARRM and RoadSafe, promotes an evidence-led, ‘safe system’ approach – the long-term objective of which is a road traffic system free from death and serious injury.

Our aim is to provide a platform that showcases some of the best work being done around the country to promote:

• Safe Vehicles
• Safe Road Use
• Safe Speed
• Safe Roads and Roadsides
• Post Crash Care

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