How is random roadside saliva testing conducted?
Random roadside saliva tests are conducted in a similar way to current random breath tests for alcohol. Drivers will be required to complete a breath test for alcohol before undertaking a saliva test to detect for the presence of one or more of the three prescribed drugs. Step 1 Drivers are required to undergo a drug screening test, while they remain in their vehicle, by placing a saliva test strip on their tongue. The sample is screened at the roadside and the result determined within approximately 5 minutes. Step 2 Drivers who return a negative drug test are not detained any further. Drivers who return a positive test result are required to accompany police to a drug bus or police station to provide an oral fluid sample for analysis. Step 3 Drivers who produce a positive result to the second sample will be interviewed according to standard police procedure and the sample sent to a laboratory for analysis. Step 4 Once the process is complete the driver is allowed to leave, although th
