Safety lecture hears dangers of drug driving

“Drug driving” – taking the wheel under the influence of legal or illegal drugs - could be as serious a problem as drink driving in Ireland, it was claimed today.

Safety lecture hears dangers of drug driving

“Drug driving” – taking the wheel under the influence of legal or illegal drugs - could be as serious a problem as drink driving in Ireland, it was claimed today.

A report presented at an annual lecture today by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) revealed that drugs were a contributory factor in as many as one in three driver deaths in Canada in the period 2000 to 2007.

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