This survey addresses the public's awareness of the drugged driving problem, perception of its
\nnature, knowledge about legislation related to drug impaired driving, attitudes toward drug impaired
\ndriving and measures to deter it, and self-reported driving after the use of alcohol and\/or drugs. The
\nresults of the survey will help identify the target groups for public awareness campaigns and the
\nmessages that might resonate with various targets groups. A total of 1,500 licensed Canadians who
\nhad driven in the previous 30 days participated in the survey in November 2012. The sample was
\nregionally based so that comparisons could be made across the country. The response rate was
\n27%. About 80% of respondents were very concerned (6 or 7 on 7-point scale) about alcohol
\nimpaired driving, higher than that for using street drugs (e.g., cocaine) and driving (67%), or using
\ncannabis and driving (58%). While 85% knew that drug impaired driving is a criminal offence, only
\n16% knew that the licence suspension on conviction is 12 months. The majority (58%) were unsure
\nwhether their province\/territory has administrative laws dealing with drug impaired driving. While
\n26% thought alcohol impaired driving had increased during the past five years, 41% thought that
\ndriving while impaired by cannabis had increased. About 90% strongly agreed that alcohol impairs
\ndriving but only 68% agreed that cannabis impairs driving. While 64 % thought that it was very likely
\nthat a driver would be stopped and charged for alcohol impaired driving, only 26% believed this for
\ncannabis. About 16% of drivers said that they had driven after consuming more than one drink in the
\nlast 30 days, while this percentage was 9.8% for prescription drugs, 8.6% for non-prescription drugs,
\n2.4% for cannabis, and less that 1% for street drugs. There was strong support for measures such
\nas immediate three-day licence suspensions for drug impaired drivers (76%) and requiring drivers
\ninvolved in serious collisions to be tested for alcohol and drugs (84%) but not for random drug testing
\nfor drugs(46%). The results of the survey suggest some target groups for a public awareness
\ncampaign (e.g., young drivers who use cannabis) and the need to raise awareness about the
\nimpairing effects of illegal and some medicinal drugs.<\/p>\n
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