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2. They have been responsible in cases which a Driver on them was in an accident......

Reply to WhiteTara (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2016, 04:52 PM

Dec 2016

which resulted in a fatality or serious injuries to themselves of others. "Drivers today are more likely to test positive for drugs than drivers 20 years ago, and drugged drivers are now likely to be older than 50."

Where I live we have had some gruesome accidents accident involving drivers operating vehicle under the influence of prescription drugs.

https://healthimpactnews.com/2014/prescription-drugs-now-factor-in-higher-percentage-of-fatal-car-crashes-than-alcohol-or-marijuana/

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/16/prescription-drugs-car-crash.aspx

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Even if what these two web sites is factual... Archae Dec 2016 #3

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