From Sunday, It will be Illegal to drive on benzodiazepines.
Parliament has tonight voted to widen the scope of new drugged driving legislation to include benzodiazepines – a class of prescription drugs that can lead to severe impairment in driving ability.
I Can attest – Benzos can seriously screw up your fine motor skills. Coordination can be next to impossible.
The drugged driving legislation is only aimed at drivers who pose a road safety risk. A driver who is not impaired will not be affected by this law.” The Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 creates a new offence for drivers impaired by drugs, introduces compulsory testing when the driver is suspected of driving while under the influence of drugs and allows for blood testing to determine whether there are drugs in the bloodstream
This is fantastic. For the 20 odd years that I have been driving, it has been common place for people to have a ‘smoke’ whilst being the ‘sober’ driver. It will however require a MASSIVE culture change not only in those whom like to illegally get stoned, but also those whom habitually, and legally pop one of the various forms of benzos.
I suspect that this will catch quite a few people unawares.
