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Pilot project for new drug-impaired driving test to start soon
December 14, 2016 | Categories: Canadian Road Safety News Digest, News
Global News (OTTAWA, ONTARIO)
Drivers in some jurisdictions may soon find themselves asked by police to volunteer for a saliva test, part of a pilot project aimed at detecting drug-impaired drivers.
The federal government, the RCMP and a number of police departments across the country will conduct the experiment to see how well certain roadside testing devices work to detect drugs.