 and also on the random drug testing as reported in the paper this morning. So in relation to the speed tolerance adjustments, this is the third in a series of adjustments that have taken place since the 1st of July last year. We've always been open that we were going through this adjustment process and that will continue. This point will not be the final adjustment that we will make. We don't publicise the tolerances that we are setting but we are moving our way through the speed zones and the speed limits that we're interested in. Today's adjustments relate to the 40, 50 and 70 kilometre speed zones. Specifically on the 40 kilometre speed zones, we're most interested in those because it's coinciding with the back-to-school program where we are seeing many people in an area that they've not got any experience in, other people who are returning to areas which they need to consider road safety. So 40, 50 and 70 zones as of today's adjustments but as I say there will be more adjustments in the future. 40, 50 and 70 zones today. Well I've had no adverse comments referred to me. Obviously we're only early in the morning but what we do know in terms of the school environments that we see large numbers of students that are attending school for the first time. We see many parents and carers returning to the school environment and we also see people who are used to the school environment experience students returning and they can easily become distracted. So motorists need to pay attention to the speed limit, drive to the conditions and be conscious that other people in that general area are moving around and if we can get through this next week or so being conscious of that that'll be great news for everybody. In terms of that much different from other years, are there more police out this year? We'll see the same taskings through road police in command and through other general duties environments for police to have a presence around school zones. You may not see them there every day in every school crossing but they will visit a whole variety of school crossings over the next few days. Just to show that presence to encourage people to drive safely and to remind people of what the conditions and the circumstances are and that they should comply with the speed zone and the speed limits. Okay well we have seen an increase in the number of detections but we've also seen an increase in the hours of deployment. So it's very difficult to compare one period to another because you have to take account for the hours of deployment and the number of detections. But what we are seeing is a reduction in the average rate of detection in terms of the speed of vehicles going through the radar detection side. So that's encouraging. Obviously we would like to see less detections and we would be encouraged if we could continue to see the speeds reducing as vehicles are detected. The tolerance adjustments also relate only to speed camera enforcement. Enforcement in relation to other types of speeding detection will continue and the tolerance adjustments don't relate to those. Officers will continue to use their discretion in that type of speed enforcement. No, no we won't go down that low. We know where we want to settle with these adjustments and that will take account of a whole variety of circumstances for people but certainly we won't be going to a one kilometre tolerance adjustment at this stage. Can you comment on that? Well no state publicises their tolerance levels so I can only speak to information which is generally available so I can't make an authoritative claim to that. But we've reviewed our circumstances. We've looked at the levels we were at previously. The commissioner has spoken a number of times about wanting to see speeds reduced so we're establishing a tolerance level which accommodates the road conditions, the circumstances that people will drive, the vehicles that they're driving in and a whole range of other matters. Well I'd avoid the myths, the way to ensure that if you're moving through an area is to stick to the speed limit and we do have some adjustment tolerance but we won't be publicising that. I haven't got a report on that as of yet. The data comes through on the system over a 24-hour period but I would encourage anyone in a school zone moving near a school zone to be very conscious of the environment they're in and to act in a way that ensures their safety and the safety of people in and around that speed area. Look there's a whole range of things that can be done at various times throughout this year. We expect to see a program called the pilot program where at various stages of the school year in specific locations we would anticipate that we'll have police vehicles moving through the speed zones showing people what the speed limits are. So that might be happening in some areas today but it's going to be a more coordinated program throughout the year. Well look that's been a problem ever since we've been managing intoxication whether it be through alcohol or drugs clearly some people display in this year which is not consistent with the readings that we get on the breathalyzer so we've always had the opportunity to take blood in those circumstances. The drug testing program commenced in December 2007 since then we've seen about 110,000 people tested throughout Queensland and the rate of testing overall would be about one in every 27. So we test for cannabis, methamphetamine and ecstasy. So you know we would like to see that rate much lower sorry much more improved in terms of the number of tests and the number of positives that we get and the testing that we've done over the Christmas campaign has been based on intelligence basis, other known information and prioritisation of taskings so over the last few weeks the ratio has been about one in 15 but as I say overall on the program since 2007 it's been about one in every 27 tested. So what's the actual change then? If you've always been able to test blood... We've always been able to test for blood samples but the testing at the moment for random drug testing is through a mouth swab and then a secondary analysis if the mouth swab turns positive. So it's a different type of testing. So the drug testing unit was established in 2007 and that's the unit that does this testing by a way of taking mouth swabs. Well the drug testing unit has a staff of 24 people they are tasked on an intelligence basis to specific areas where we see corresponding changes in drug use through other measures. The taskings this year through Christmas have seen a testing rate of about one in 15 but that's also corresponding with the amount of testing done and the locations that they were testing in. The drug testing unit has a responsibility to provide a service statewide so those figures I've given you of the one in 27 that's a statewide figure since 2007. Well look it all depends on the circumstances various types of drugs might become more prevalent in communities at various types of times which is an unfortunate reality. The policing of those is done in a whole range of ways so you can see a spike in one particular result based on the availability of a particular drug in that particular community at that time. But overall the testing rate across the three styles of testing that we do is one in 27. Well we can get information that comes to us from other police resources in relation to drug use in a particular area or the availability of drugs in a particular area and we can then task our resources and take that intelligence and that information and ensure that we have a strong presence. Well speeding in any street is a problem whether it be on a regional road or in a back street the speed limit is set based on safety perimeters those speed limits are set by experts in road safety and at the moment we're seeing an assessment being carried out in transport and main roads in relation to a range of environments and whether the speed levels in those environments are appropriate so we don't set the levels, we enforce the levels but you know my message is pretty simple the speed limit is set, stick to the speed limit drive according to the conditions ensure your own safety and the safety of other people in the general area Do you have different tolerances for regional areas? No we have a set tolerance rate across the state Do you need demographic differences between those who drink drive and those who drug drive? Not really, there's a you know the availability of drugs is there for people across the community our message in relation to drugs whether they be prescription drugs or illegal drugs is not to use those drugs if you're driving a motor vehicle if you're taking prescription drugs you should comply with the advice you get from medical specialists, pharmacists and so forth and the instructions on the package anything that inhibits your ability to drive that brings into question the safety of your practice and the safety of other people is not endorsed and we would ask people to be mindful of that when they're driving a motor vehicle No, I don't know anything about that Alright, thanks