Between 14% and 17% of drivers killed or injured in road crashes have drugs in their system. This is according to a new report from the International Transport Forum: a transport think tank at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The report is based on roadside tests, surveys and questionnaires from 16 countries. It highlights some worrying facts and shows that cannabis and benzodiazepines top the list of drugs involved in lethal motor accidents.
Jack Short, secretary of the International Transport Forum, said ‘both illicit substances and prescribed medicines are involved. Current drink-driving measures and legislation do not take this into account.’
The forum says the drug-driving issue is moving up the policy agenda in many countries, and a major European Union funded research project called DRUID (Driving under the influence of drugs, alcohol and medicines) is already in progress across Europe .
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