❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the implementation and results of compulsory blood/urine tests for drivers involved in serious crashes since March 2017. The response details the number of samples taken, substances tested for, and the prevalence of multiple substance use among drivers.
AnsweredQoN 2560Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the commencement of operation of the Road Traffic Amendment Act 2016 in March 2017 which introduced compulsory blood or urine samples to be taken from drivers involved in serious crashes, and I ask: (a) since March 2017 how many such samples have been taken; (b) for what specific substances are those blood or urine samples tested; (c) what are the results of those tests to date; and (d) what percentage of drivers have been found to have ingested more than one substance capable of impairing driving skills?
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Answered
10 April 2018
Responded by
Minister for Police; Road Safety
Response time
10 days
(a) The compulsory taking of blood from all drivers involved in serious crashes commenced on 10 March 2017. Between 10 March 2017 and 22 February 2018 (inclusive) a total of 398 blood test samples have been collected under the provision of the Road Traffic Amendment Act 2016. There have been no urine tests collected.
(b) Please see attached table for a list of substances in blood sample that are identifiable in ChemCentre toxicology analysis (Paper Number).
(c) Of the 398 blood samples collected, 48 are pending results of ChemCentre analysis. Of the 350 analysed, 259 samples had a specific substance(s) detected and 91 samples had no specific substance detected.
d) Of the 259 samples with specific substance(s) detected, 92% were found to have multiple substances (more than one).
(b) Please see attached table for a list of substances in blood sample that are identifiable in ChemCentre toxicology analysis (Paper Number).
(c) Of the 398 blood samples collected, 48 are pending results of ChemCentre analysis. Of the 350 analysed, 259 samples had a specific substance(s) detected and 91 samples had no specific substance detected.
d) Of the 259 samples with specific substance(s) detected, 92% were found to have multiple substances (more than one).
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