DRIVERS will next month face stringent US-style roadside tests for drugs, the Irish Independent has learned.
Gardai will be able to check drivers’ eyes for dilated pupils and carry out other physical co-ordination tests.
The tests, commonplace in America, will also include ordering a driver to stand on one leg and walk in a straight line.
Motorists who pass the drink-driving breath test and appear intoxicated cannot currently be checked for drugs at the roadside.
But the scourge of drug driving has become a serious threat to lawful road users and the crackdown is designed to make the roads safer. Other checks on steadiness will include having drivers open and shut their eyes to detect possible drug use.
Sounds like an open and shut case. I wonder what they would think of Dale Denton:
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