Prevalence of drugged driving in New Zealand

In 2014 the New Zealand Transport Agency commissioned a research project designed, in part, to establish a quantitative picture of the type and the extent of drugged driving in New Zealand, by both legal and illegal drugs. A stratified telephone survey (n=2000) and internet survey (n=546) were conducted to explore the extent of drugged driving. Other than alcohol, the drugs most commonly taken prior to driving were strong opioid-based painkillers, antidepressant medication, anti-nausea medication, cannabis and anti-anxiety medication. A large proportion of drivers also reported taking combinations of different drugs prior to driving.

• Record URL:
  • http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Starkey, N J
  • CHARLTON, S G
  • Graham, P
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2018, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Publication Date: 2018-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2018 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 3-5 October, Sydney, New South Wales

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drug effects; Drugged drivers; Drugs; Questionnaires; Surveys
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ATRI Terms: Drug driving; Drug effects; Illicit drug; Questionnaire; Telephone survey

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01704280
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 2 2019 2:19PM