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'Biggest killers on our road': Government to roll out randomised roadside drug testing

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 21 May 2024, 6:53pm
File photo / Jason Dorday Otago Daily Times
File photo / Jason Dorday Otago Daily Times

'Biggest killers on our road': Government to roll out randomised roadside drug testing

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 21 May 2024, 6:53pm

The Government says it'll roll out randomised roadside drug testing later this year.

Legislation's being introduced to allow Police to randomly screen drivers for drugs, similarly to testing for drink-driving.

Doing two roadside tests would make false positives less likely.

Transport Minister Simeon Brown says it's one of the biggest killers on our road.

"In the last 10 years, it's been, I think a third of deaths on our roads have been because of people who've taken drugs and driven. So that is something that we need to do everything we can to reduce."

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