Drivers can earn $60 with roadside blood test, breath check

The Seattle Times ^ | 6/8/2014 | Mike Lindblom

[steve86]

Government-hired survey teams will soon ask hundreds of Washington state motorists to answer questions and provide samples of breath, saliva and blood — all to give safety and police agencies a clearer sense of how many people drive impaired.

The roadside surveys are voluntary, and participants will be paid up to $60, under the federally funded project this summer. National officials are collaborating with the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, which is hurrying to gather data before retail marijuana gains a foothold. That way, officials have a baseline from which to measure any safety effects of legalization, said commission spokeswoman Jonna VanDyk.

The roadside surveys began Friday and will continue over the weekend in Spokane and Yakima counties, followed by Kitsap and Whatcom counties later this month, and probably King and Snohomish counties, she said.

The study contractors plan to survey 150 drivers in five locations per county, for a total 4,500 participants.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Declining to participate will be construed as probable cause.

[lowbridge]

I would have thought the going rate for slaves these days was a lot higher than 60 bucks.

[rockrr]

Washington state Big Brother Ping

[GraceG]

Conditioning...

Pure and simple

[DoughtyOne]

Give us your credit card number security code and any passwords.

“We’re here to help...”

Bwa ha ha ha ha...

[Still Thinking]

How much will they pay me to tell them to go eff themselves?

[Bullish]

Just what they need.... Stoned drivers.

[bicyclerepair]

Just damn.

[dainbramaged]

Washington state Big Brother Ping
Fed funded BS and voluntary, note that Washington State does not allow those DUI gestapo roadblocks that many states use.

[Proud2BeRight]

Sure appears to be a worthless survey if the people “volunteer”. Only sober people will “volunteer” both now and after they legally sell dope there. How many dopers and drunks will say yes? The result will show no change in driving impaired? DUH! Great way for the dope pusher politicians to justify doping up more of the population.

[clintonh8r]

How about I give them a stool sample.....

[Billthedrill]

"Well, Officer, I haven't been drinking but I'm awfully sorry, but I have been eating double-bean burritos." BRAAAAAAAACK!

[Sound of a nightstick beatdown in progress]

[unixfox]

How about I give them a stool sample.....

How bout I give them my cats stool sample...

[mabarker1]

BULL SHIT! AND STUPID, READ BETWEEN THE LINES PEOPLE...

Has this Country REALLY BECOME THIS IGNORANT??????

[lacrew]

So a Nigerian Prince wants my saliva...and I will get a handsome reward?

[1_Rain_Drop]

is there a “texting” test? I’d say that falls under driving impairment.

[grobdriver]

Has this Country REALLY BECOME THIS IGNORANT??????

Obama.

Two terms.

Yes.

[Don Corleone]

participants will be paid up to $60, under the federally funded project this summer.

We are 17 trillion in the hole and this sort of political waste is still going on. Check to see who is making the profit here. You get three guesses and the first two don't count.

[Iron Munro]

Once they have your DNA they own you.