While the festive season – or should that be silly season – has passed, many Victorians will be heading out in the coming warmer months to socialise and party. And if this is mixed with driving or work, it can be a fatal combination. Or, if you fail alcohol testing in Victoria, it could be...
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Expect more drug and alcohol testing in Victoria in 2020
No matter what happens in the final three-and-a-bit weeks of the year, Victoria is heading for one of its worst road tolls in recent history and that means we’re set for even more drug testing and more alcohol testing on our roads in 2020. Lives lost in Victoria According to the Transport Accident Commission (TAC),...
Roadside drug and alcohol testing gets tough in Victoria
Tougher penalties mean that if you get caught in alcohol testing or drug testing on Melbourne and Victoria’s roads, you’re going to be hit harder in the pocket and are likely to spend more time off the roads. Get caught in drug testing on Victoria’s roads From 30 April this year, the penalties for getting...
Victorian alcohol testing pioneer
You’ve likely never heard of the name John ‘Jack’ Thomas, but he’s helped save the lives of hundreds and perhaps thousands of people due to his pioneering work on alcohol testing in Victoria. In a special report by ABC Central Victoria, the extent of Chief Inspector Thomas’ work was highlighted following his death at age...
Alcohol testing on Victorian roads – who are the lucky ones?
What’s your definition of luck? Perhaps some people think it’s luck to be over the blood alcohol limit when you pass a Victorian Police alcohol testing operation, but being waved past. However, as the below reports suggest, getting caught by alcohol testing is certainly not the worst luck you can have. Nine times over the...