Drug Driving: Analysis of Current Trends in South Australia

This study uses a wide range of data sources to provide an overview of current trends in drug use and drug driving in South Australia. We investigate the incidence of drug use within the general population, examine drug detection rates for roadside drug testing and analyse the prevalence of drugs in crashes. The analysis indicates that the increasing prevalence of driving under the influence of drugs, particularly methamphetamine, appears to reflect general drug use trends observed in the wider community.

• Record URL:
  • http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Wundersitz, L
  • Konstad, A
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2017, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• Publication Date: 2017-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 2p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 10-12 October, Perth, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash analysis; Drivers; Drug effects; Drugged drivers; Drugs; High risk drivers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; South Australia
• ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Driver behaviour; Drug driving; Drug effects; Illicit drug
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math)
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01661768
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 1 2018 10:02AM