US style road testing set for Irish roll-out in New Year
Irish drivers will face stringent new American-style road-side testing for drugs in 2011.
According to today's Irish Independent, the tests will include Gardaí checking drivers for dilated pupils, getting them to stand on one leg and to walk in a straight line.
A driver who refuses to submit to the new tests can be fined €5,0000 or jailed for six months.
Currently, a motorist who appears intoxicated but who has passed the drink driving breath test can not be checked for drugs on the road-side.
There were 700 drug driving convictions in Ireland last year.
