Per se limits - recommendations for defining cut-off values for psychoactive substance use in traffic
- The DRUID expert consensus established recommendations on how to define limits for psychoactive substance use in traffic. The European DRUID project established a group of experts who are members of national working groups for defining analytical and/or risk thresholds. This group evaluated the results of DRUID, scientific literature and the experience of representatives of several EU Member States and Norway in determining cut-off levels. 1. Cut-offs should be defined for the most frequently used psychoactive substances; 2. In order to achieve compliance of the population towards cut-off regulations, they should be clear and comprehensible, pointing out the risks when used in traffic; 3. Thus, the definition of cut-offs should be based on current scientific knowledge; 4. The lowest substance concentration exerting an effect on driving should be preferred instead of the lowest limit of quantification/ detection; 5. For all psychoactive substances including alcohol, the same risk should be accepted. When a country intends to determine per se cut-off levels, several considerations have to be taken into account. From a scientific point of view, the same risk should be anticipated for all psychoactive substances including alcohol. Nevertheless, every cut-off discussion should address the question if the DRUID approach, to determine risk thresholds equivalent to alcohol limits, is feasible for the respective case.
Verfasserangaben: | Anja Knoche |
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Dokumentart: | Konferenzveröffentlichung |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online): | 22.09.2015 |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2013 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 22.09.2015 |
Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Blutalkoholgehalt; Europa; Gesetzesdurchführung; Gesetzgebung; Grenzwert Blood alcohol content; Enforcement (law); Europe; Legislation; Limit |
Bemerkung: | Volltext unter: http://www.icadtsinternational.com/documents/?category=20th_T2013_Brisbane |
Quelle: | 20th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (T2013), Brisbane, 2013, S. 427-432 |
Institute: | Abteilung Verhalten und Sicherheit im Verkehr / Abteilung Verhalten und Sicherheit im Verkehr |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 36 Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste / 360 Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste; Verbände |
collections: | BASt-Beiträge / ITRD Sachgebiete / 83 Unfall und Mensch |