TY - JOUR PY - 2007// TI - The Victorian legislative framework for testing drivers for impairment caused by drugs other than alcohol: an evaluation of the characteristics of drivers detected from 2000 to 2005 JO - Traffic injury prevention A1 - Boorman, Martin A1 - Papafotiou, Katherine SP - 217 EP - 223 VL - 8 IS - 3 N2 - 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.
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LA - en SN - 1538-9588 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15389580701362022 ID - ref1 ER -