40% of samples from drink-drivers showed they were at least twice legal limit

The Medical Bureau of Road Safety also reported a significant increase (14%) in the number of samples being forwarded to it for the second year running since the implementation of the Road Traffic Act in 2016

At least 40% of samples taken from drivers found to have been drink driving showed that the motorist was twice the legal limit or above.

The Medical Bureau of Road Safety also said that when it came to toxicology tests for suspected drug-driving, just over three-quarters of those samples were found to be positive for at least one drug class on preliminary drug testing.