EUROPEAN UNION STUDY BOOSTS EFFORTS TO WIDEN ADVICE ON DRINK AND DRUG IMPAIRED DRIVING
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
RESEARCHERS from 18 European Union (EU) member states and Norway will interview and test thousands of drivers to assess how different alcoholic drinks and narcotic drugs impair motoring performance. The latest in a string of initiatives giving fleet managers more sophisticated information on managing intoxication, the EU-funded DRUID (Driving under the Influence of Drugs, Alcohol and Medicine) project will check samples from volunteers for 33 psychoactive substances, including alcohol, medicine and illegal drugs and inquire into driving ...
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