Citation

Boorman M, Papafotiou K. Traffic Injury Prev. 2007; 8(3): 217-223.

Affiliation

Traffic Drug and Alcohol Section, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia. kpapafotiou@groupwise.swin.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15389580701362022

PMID

17710710

Abstract

On December 1, 2000, new legislation came into force in Victoria, Australia, that involved a framework for the procedure to be followed by the police for the detection of drivers impaired by drugs other than alcohol. An integral part of the procedure is the use of performance tests known as the standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs) and the analysis of blood samples for the presence of drugs other than alcohol. This paper outlines the new legislative framework and the drug impairment detection procedures currently in place in Victoria. This paper also evaluates the data collected using the framework for the first five years since implementation in Victoria.

Language: en