FIT

• Evidence of an impairment

  • manner of driving
  • drivers physical condition
  • specimen
• FIT or EBA

  • suspect alcohol or drug
  • suspect moving traffic offence
  • suspect involvement of accident
  • only need 1 of these
• S.4 RTA 1988 Unfit

  A persons ability to drive properly is, for the time being, impaired
• S.11 RTA Definition of Drug

  Any intoxicant other than alcohol
• National MG DD forms

  • MGDD/A - always
  • MGDD/B - blood
  • MGDD/C - casualty
  • MGDD/D - defence
  • MGDD/E - evidence
  • MGDD/F - FIT
• Requirement for a FIT test can be made by any Constable

  But they must be in uniform to administer the test
• S.9 RTA

  • when a person is in hospital they are not required to co-operate with a PIT to provide under S.7 RTA
  • Unless you inform the medical practitioner in immediate charge of their case
• FIT tests

  1. Pupillary examination
  2. Romberg balance test
  3. Walk and turn test
  4. One leg stand test
  5. Finger to nose test
• Walk and turn test observations

  B - balance during instruction

  S - starts too soon

  S - stops whilst walking

  O - offline

  W - wrong number of steps

  H - heel to toe

  A - arms to balance

  T - turns improperly
• One leg stand test impairment indicators

  D - drops foot

  A - arms to balance

  S - sways

  H - hops

  • foot not parallel to floor
  • instructions not followed