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IAM RoadSmart warns of drug-driving epidemic
- 27/04/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A hidden epidemic of drug-driving is at large in Britain, with almost a third of motorists unwittingly driving with dangerous amounts of drugs in their system, according to the UK’s leading road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart. But the drugs in question are everyday prescriptions and over-the-counter medications, [...] -
Drug-driving trend on the rise
- 24/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New data has revealed a 260% rise in drug-related driving casualties between 2012 and 2021. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), there were almost 2,500 casualties in relation to drug-driving in 2021. Meanwhile, Criminal Justice System Statistics (CJSS) have disclosed that the number of drug-driving [...] -
400 drug-drivers arrested per month
- 12/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed for the first time the true scale of drug-driving in the UK since new laws came into force – and showed that over 400 people a month have already been arrested for this offence. The IAM made a Freedom of Information request asking every police force area in [...]