Journal article
Drug driving from a user's perspective
Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, Vol.12(1), pp.61-70
2005
Abstract
The bulk of research into drug driving in Australia has been undertaken from a road safety orientation where drug driving is viewed within the broader context of road safety and driver behaviour. Such a specific focus precludes the broader behavioural, contextual and cultural issues associated with substance use. This study aimed to address this issue by focusing on drug driving behaviour within the context of illicit substance use. A series of focused interviews were conducted with 211 illicit drug users from urban and regional centres. A consistent theme identified in the interviews was that drug driving was not necessarily viewed as risky behaviour but rather as an outcome of illicit substance use. Further, some interviewees saw their drug use as enhancing their driving skills and frequently the motor vehicle was viewed as a safe place to use. Overall there was agreement among interviewees that the likelihood of being apprehended for drug driving by police was minimal; this perception was reinforced by past experience. The lack of concern for detection of drug driving behaviour suggests that research should continue into the development and implementation of enforcement programs and roadside detection.
Details
- Title
- Drug driving from a user's perspective
- Authors
- Jeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyAmanda Davies (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyNicole French (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyClive K Williams (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyCathryne P Lang (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, Vol.12(1), pp.61-70
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Date published
- 2005
- DOI
- 10.1080/09687630410001731137
- ISSN
- 0968-7637; 0968-7637
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451604602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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