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January 4th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Emma Reynolds
Last updated at 2:12 AM on 4th January 2012
One in nine motorists aged between 17 and 24 has driven after taking drugs – and three per cent do so every month, a shocking report revealed yesterday.
The findings have been published by road safety charity Brake as a team of Government experts draft Britain’s first drug-driving laws.
The charity, which carried out the research, called for roadside ‘drugalysers’ to be introduced.
Dangerous behaviour: ‘Drugalysers’ should be introduced to test levels as with drink driving, according to road safety charity Brake
Existing tests can measure a driver’s abilities, but not whether they are high on illegal substances.
The family of Lillian Groves, killed at 14 by a driver who had been smoking cannabis, are backing the campaign. The family, from Croydon, want it to be an offence to drive while on illegal drugs.
Victim: Lillian Groves, 14, who was killed by a motorist who had been taking cannabis in June 2010
Currently it is only an offence to drive when ‘impaired’ by illegal substances, meaning police must prove this to prosecute.
Brake’s senior campaign officer Ellen Booth said: ‘The risks of driving on drugs are huge, and the consequences devastating – yet a huge proportion of young drivers are taking this appalling gamble with their own and others’ lives.
‘We need all drivers to pledge to never mix drugs and driving, and we need the Government to follow through with its commitment to tackle this problem.
‘For too long the law on drug driving has been totally inadequate.
‘We need a ban on driving with illegal drugs in your system, and we need roadside drugalysers. The longer this takes, the more lives will be tragically lost.’
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to speed up the process of looking at the law – which is set to take until 2015.
Road safety minister Mike Penning added: ‘We know how important it is to tackle drug driving.’
The number of motorists driving under the influence of drugs was up by two per cent this year on 2010.
The team drafting the new laws will look at the effects of heroin, ecstasy, cannabis and cocaine on driving.
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