Traffic laws will crack down on drug driving

Gardaí will have greater powers to tackle drug driving under laws to be unveiled today.

The new Road Traffic Bill, launched by Transport Minister Leo Varadkar, is part of a crackdown that will aid the efforts of gardaí to deal with motorists they suspect to be under the influence of banned substances, or prescription medicines.

Gardaí will also be able, for the first time, to take blood samples from unconscious drivers at the scene of an accident under the proposed legislation.