All i can say is wow.. when i watched this video, New Brunswick Police are apparently going to be giving drug tests at spot checks..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K73y2-gGpzU&feature=related

Is that any more invasive than DUI checkpoints?

This has been happening in Australia for years, you can get a random breath test or a random drug test, or both at either a roadside testing operation or by being pulled over by police for any reason (I think it is a sufficient reason to pull someone over to conduct a random test, I don't think the driver actually has to have done anything to provide a reason for a stop).

I hardly understand it being a problem either... if it's an offence to drive while intoxicated either by drugs or alcohol then police should be able to enforce those laws. All that's required for a drug test is usually a tongue scrape. I believe it takes a while though so normally they are restricted to proper roadside operations rather than just random pull-overs.

Edited October 24, 201213 yr by Ekalb