Britain is in the grip of a drug driving epidemic with more than 60 people a day being banned from the roads, figures show. A stock image is used aboveA further 201 newly qualified drivers were also caught drug driving at the age of 17. The reality is drug driving is a hidden epidemic. A spokesman for road safety charity Brake said: ‘These shocking figures reveal just how prevalent drug driving is on our roads. ‘The Government must prioritise the type-approval of roadside screening devices that can detect all banned drugs and step up roads policing levels to deter offending.

Source: Daily Mail October 25, 2019 22:41 UTC