Government campaign targets drug drivers
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The UK government has launched a new campaign to highlight the effects of driving whilst under the influence of illegal drugs.
A fifth of drivers killed on Britain's roads have drugs in their system according to the transport secretary Lord Adonis.
A new £2.3 million campaign from the department of transport shows how police can spot a driver under the influence of drugs because of their dilated pupils. Ecstasy in particular has this effect.
According to government surveys of young people, attitudes towards drugs driving are not the same as towards drink driving which is deemed to be socially unacceptable after decades of campaigns. Police want drivers to know that the penalties for driving whilst unfit through drink and through drugs are the same.
A fifth of drivers killed on Britain's roads have drugs in their system according to the transport secretary Lord Adonis.
A new £2.3 million campaign from the department of transport shows how police can spot a driver under the influence of drugs because of their dilated pupils. Ecstasy in particular has this effect.
According to government surveys of young people, attitudes towards drugs driving are not the same as towards drink driving which is deemed to be socially unacceptable after decades of campaigns. Police want drivers to know that the penalties for driving whilst unfit through drink and through drugs are the same.
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