Drugs other than alcohol. Screening devices and Drug Recognition techniques be implemented for proactive use in industry based occupational safety initiatives. Adoption of an inclusive definition of a drug that is common to all States be agreed to for the purpose of legislation prescribing drivers under the influence of a drug. A comprehensive report on Drugs and Driving is being prepared for the Australian Transport Council. That the work of the Austroads Working Group on Drugs and Driving and the Federal Office of Road Safety and the resolutions of the APMC and SOG be noted.
Alcohol is the drug which contributes most, by far, to road crashes.
That the gains in reducing the road safety risks from alcohol must not be diminished by diversion of resources from drink driving countermeasures to activities directed at other drugs and driving. That counter measures specific to reducing the vulnerability of intoxicated pedestrians be developed as a priority. That the commissioners recognise that reduction of urban speed holds great potential for reducing pedestrian crash rates and severity. That Targeted Random Breath Test operations be conducted in relation to high risk individuals and locations. That responsible alcohol service programmes in licensed premises are considered as a tactic to reduce road crash risk.