Fivefold rise in drivers on cocaine

THERE has been an alarming rise in the number of drivers who have tested positive for driving under the influence of cocaine in the past two years.

Figures provided by the Medical Bureau of Road Safety show that 48 drivers tested positive for the drug last year. The number has increased almost five-fold since 2002 when only 10 drivers tested positive for cocaine.

That figure increased to 37 in 2003.