2025-06-102024/25:TU14 · p.4TUTransport & infrastructure
Measures against alcohol and drugs in traffic
Action against alcohol and drugs in traffic, including police powers to carry out roadside eye examinations
What's at stake: Drink- and drug-driving is a common cause of death and injury on the roads, and the question affects both how effectively the police can detect impaired drivers and what checks road users may be subject to without any suspicion of a crime.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether further legislation is needed to give the police expanded powers to detect drug-impaired drivers through routine eye examinations, or whether the recently launched trial scheme in this area is already sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee rejects the motions on action against alcohol and drugs in traffic. It states plainly that alcohol and drugs have no place in traffic and highlights the ongoing work against drink- and drug-driving, including the new trial law on routine eye examinations to detect drug-impaired drivers, which took effect on 1 March 2025 and runs until February 2030. The committee judges that appropriate enforcement tools are now in place and that effective instruments for the law-enforcement authorities are crucial.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 6 (S)
The reservation (S) calls for the police to be given expanded powers to carry out routine eye examinations to detect drug-impaired drivers, in the same way that already applies to breath-alcohol tests, and stresses that narcotics are a large and growing problem for road safety and a key source of income for organised crime. It welcomes that a trial scheme with such eye examinations has already been introduced, but wants the matter to continue being followed up.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 6 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 20/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| S | No | No 0/93/0/13 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | Yes | Yes 14/0/0/4 | follows the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| C | Yes | Yes 17/0/0/7 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 15/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| SD | No | Abstain 1/0/59/12 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | derived |
Broke with the party line
| SDClara Aranda (SD, Östergötlands län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2024/25:1425 by Thomas Morell et al. (SD) demand 19, 2024/25:2337 by Johan Andersson et al. (S), 2024/25:3019 by Markus Wiechel et al. (SD) demand 5 and 2024/25:3126 by Gunilla Svantorp et al. (S) demand 52.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:1425 av Thomas Morell m.fl. (SD) yrkande 19, 2024/25:2337 av Johan Andersson m.fl. (S), 2024/25:3019 av Markus Wiechel m.fl. (SD) yrkande 5 och 2024/25:3126 av Gunilla Svantorp m.fl. (S) yrkande 52.
Riksdag decision: Parliament rejected approximately 110 proposals concerning various traffic safety issues in motions from the general motion period 2024. The proposals address, among other things, speed limits and speed surveillance, measures against alcohol and drugs in traffic, traffic safety for mopeds and A-tractors as well as driver training and driving licenses. Parliament refers inter alia to planned or already taken measures and that work is ongoing in several of the issues addressed by the proposals.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to strengthen police ability to detect drug-impaired driving through routine eye examinations in traffic. (S) — Reservation 6
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan demands effective action against drugs at all levels, from prevention to police work, and wants to increase police and customs resources against drug trafficking.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands effective action against drugs at all levels, from prevention to police work, and wants to increase police and customs resources against drug trafficking. Expanded powers to detect impaired drivers lie in line with that. At the same time, the plan safeguards personal privacy and warns against police violence against young people, which makes the support uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver ett effektivt arbete mot narkotika i alla led, från det förebyggande till polisarbetet, och vill öka polisens och tullens resurser mot narkotikahandeln. Utökade befogenheter att upptäcka drogpåverkade förare ligger i linje med det. Samtidigt värnar planen den personliga integriteten och varnar för polisens övervåld mot unga, vilket gör stödet osäkert.
- effective drug work at all levelsdecisive»mot narkotika i alla led, från det förebyggande till polisarbetet.« (party programme ↗)“against drugs at all levels, from prevention to police work.”
- strengthened resources against drug trafficking»Tullens och polisens resurser måste öka för att komma åt de pengar som driver narkotikahandeln.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Customs and police resources must increase to address the money that drives drug trafficking.”
- protection of personal privacy»har rätt till skydd av sin personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“have the right to protection of their personal privacy.”
- risk of arbitrary police checks»Många unga, särskilt med utländsk bakgrund, som bor i fattiga områden, utsätts även för rasism och övervåld från polisen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many young people, especially with foreign backgrounds, who live in poor areas, are also subject to racism and police violence”
flags: planens integritetsskydd drar delvis åt motsatt håll
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme demands a police force with the authority and tools that are necessary, and the election manifesto explicitly states that the police need more tools.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme demands a police force with the authority and tools that are necessary, and the election manifesto explicitly states that the police need more tools. Routine eye examinations without suspicion of crime are one such tool aimed at narcotics, which the plan wants to take strong action against. The plan does not specifically address traffic sobriety, but the protection of personal integrity is at the same time a qualifying principle.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver en poliskår med de befogenheter och verktyg som krävs, och valmanifestet lyfter uttryckligen att polisen behöver fler verktyg. Rutinmässiga ögonundersökningar utan brottsmisstanke är ett sådant verktyg riktat mot narkotika, som planen vill ta krafttag mot. Planen behandlar inte trafiknykterhet särskilt, men skyddet för den personliga integriteten är samtidigt en kvalificerande princip.
- police authority and toolsdecisive»Poliskår med god förmåga som återspeglar hela befolkningen, med stark lokal närvaro, och med de befogenheter och verktyg som krävs.« (party programme ↗)“A police force with good capability that reflects the entire population, with strong local presence, and with the authority and tools that are necessary.”
- more tools for the police»Polisen behöver också fler verktyg, som bättre möjligheter till avlyssning och husrannsakan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The police also need more tools, such as better opportunities for surveillance and house searches.”
- strong action against narcotics»Vi vill ta krafttag mot införsel av vapen och narkotika, bland annat genom stärkt gränskontroll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to take strong action against weapon and narcotics smuggling, among other things through strengthened border control.”
- personal integrity»Skydd för den personliga integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of personal integrity.”
The plan opposes laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into privacy and wants police drug work to focus on sales and trafficking, while the individual's substance abuse should be met with care instead of punishment.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan opposes laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into privacy and wants police drug work to focus on sales and trafficking, while the individual's substance abuse should be met with care instead of punishment. Routine body searches of drivers without suspicion of crime are directed at the individual user and thus go against the plan's prioritization. However, the plan also gives authorities tools, which makes the conclusion uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen motsätter sig lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten och vill att polisens narkotikaarbete fokuserar på försäljning och langning, medan den enskildas missbruk ska mötas med vård i stället för straff. Rutinmässiga kroppsliga undersökningar av förare utan brottsmisstanke riktar sig mot den enskilde brukaren och går därför emot planens prioritering. Planen ger dock även myndigheterna verktyg, vilket gör slutsatsen osäker.
- protection against privacy intrusionsdecisive»Vi motsätter oss alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into privacy.”
- focus on trafficking, not the user»Polisens arbete ska därför fokusera på att motverka försäljning och langning av narkotika. Den enskildas missbruk är en sjukdom och vi vill se ett ändrat fokus från straff till vård.« (party programme ↗)“Police work should therefore focus on combating sales and trafficking of drugs. The individual's substance abuse is a disease and we want to see a shift in focus from punishment to care.”
- tools within the framework of legal security»Rättssäkerheten ska tryggas samtidigt som de rättsvårdande myndigheterna ska ges de verktyg som krävs för att bekämpa kriminaliteten och öka tryggheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Legal security shall be ensured while the justice authorities shall be given the tools needed to combat crime and increase security in society.”
The election manifesto explicitly distances itself from coercive measures directed at individuals without suspicion of crime and lists stop-and-search zones and preventive wiretapping among what the party says no to.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly distances itself from coercive measures directed at individuals without suspicion of crime and lists stop-and-search zones and preventive wiretapping among what the party says no to. Routine body eye examinations without suspicion belong to the same category of intrusions. The party programme's requirement for proportionality between privacy restriction and purpose leads to the same conclusion.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet tar uttryckligen avstånd från tvångsmedel som riktas mot enskilda utan brottsmisstanke och räknar upp visitationszoner och preventiv avlyssning bland det partiet säger nej till. Rutinmässiga kroppsliga ögonundersökningar utan misstanke hör till samma kategori av ingrepp. Partiprogrammets krav på proportionalitet mellan integritetsinskränkning och syfte leder till samma slutsats.
- no to coercive measures without suspiciondecisive»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping, and restrictions on freedom of religion.”
- proportionality requirement»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction of citizens' privacy and the purpose of the laws.”
- personal privacy»Respekten för den enskildes personliga integritet är en grundsten i varje demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the individual's personal privacy is a cornerstone of every democracy.”
The plan wants to give police more tools and explicitly accepts coercive measures even without concrete suspicion of crime when the purpose is to address organized crime.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to give police more tools and explicitly accepts coercive measures even without concrete suspicion of crime when the purpose is to address organized crime. It furthermore establishes zero tolerance against drugs at all levels and links effective crime-fighting directly to that zero tolerance. The counter-proposal's requirement for routine eye examinations without suspicion of crime therefore follows the plan's line.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill ge polisen fler verktyg och accepterar uttryckligen tvångsmedel även utan konkret brottsmisstanke när syftet är att komma åt organiserad brottslighet. Den slår dessutom fast nolltolerans mot narkotika i alla led och kopplar effektiv brottsbekämpning direkt till den nolltoleransen. Motförslagets krav på rutinmässiga ögonundersökningar utan brottsmisstanke följer därför av planens linje.
- coercive measures without suspiciondecisive»Avlyssning och andra hemliga tvångsmedel ska kunna användas både vid misstanke om fler brott än i dag och efter domstolsbeslut mot organiserade gängmedlemmar även utan konkret brottsmisstanke.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wiretapping and other covert coercive measures shall be able to be used both when suspicion of more crimes than today and by court decision against organized gang members even without concrete suspicion of crime.”
- zero tolerance against drugs»Nolltolerans ska råda mot narkotika i alla led av hanteringen.« (party programme ↗)“Zero tolerance shall prevail against drugs at all levels of handling.”
- crime-fighting requires zero tolerance»hänger därför ihop med en restriktiv alkoholpolitik och nolltolerans mot narkotika« (party programme ↗)“therefore relates to a restrictive alcohol policy and zero tolerance against drugs”
- more tools for police»Ge polisen fler verktyg och vapen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give police more tools and weapons.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan establishes that driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs should be prohibited and that the goal of drug policy is a drug-free society, while the vision of zero fatalities in traffic should apply.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs should be prohibited and that the goal of drug policy is a drug-free society, while the vision of zero fatalities in traffic should apply. Extended powers for routine eye examinations are a means to uphold precisely this prohibition, in the same way as breath tests already do. The intrusion into personal privacy is limited and is outweighed by the plan's clear drug policy commitment.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det ska vara förbjudet att köra med alkohol eller andra droger i kroppen och att målet för narkotikapolitiken är ett narkotikafritt samhälle, samtidigt som nollvisionen för dödsfall i trafiken ska gälla. Utökade befogenheter till rutinmässiga ögonundersökningar är ett medel för att upprätthålla just detta förbud, på samma sätt som utandningsprov redan gör. Ingreppet i den personliga integriteten är begränsat och uppvägs av planens tydliga drogpolitiska åtagande.
- prohibition on driving under the influencedecisive»Att köra med alkohol eller andra droger i kroppen ska« (party programme ↗)“Driving with alcohol or other drugs in one's body should”
- drug-free society»Målet med narkotikapolitiken ska vara ett narkotika« (party programme ↗)“The goal of drug policy shall be a drug-free”
- zero vision in traffic»Det är viktigt med en nollvision för dödsfall och svåra« (party programme ↗)“It is important to have a vision of zero”
- protection for personal privacy»Den personliga integriteten ska ha ett starkt« (party programme ↗)“Personal integrity shall have strong”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The counter-proposal wants to give the police the right to conduct routine eye examinations without suspicion of crime to detect drug-impaired drivers.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal wants to give the police the right to conduct routine eye examinations without suspicion of crime to detect drug-impaired drivers. The plan advocates precisely this type of expanded authority without prior suspicion, such as search zones to look for weapons, and wants to reinstate specialized narcotics police. The plan also sees drugs as a source of income for organized crime that should be stopped with forceful authority.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget vill ge polisen rätt att göra rutinmässiga ögonundersökningar utan brottsmisstanke för att upptäcka drogpåverkade förare. Planen förordar just den typen av utökade befogenheter utan föregående misstanke, till exempel visitationszoner för att leta efter vapen, och vill återinföra specialiserade narkotikapoliser. Planen ser också narkotikan som en inkomstkälla för organiserad brottslighet som ska stoppas med kraftfulla befogenheter.
- authority without suspicion of crimedecisive»Införa visitationszoner så att Polisen får bättre möjligheter att leta efter vapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce search zones so that the police get better opportunities to search for weapons”
- specialized drug enforcement»Återinföra de specialiserade narkotikapoliserna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reinstate the specialized narcotics police”
- forceful control authority»Stärka tullen med mer resurser och kraftfulla befogenheter för att stoppa stöldligor och vapensmugglare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen customs with more resources and forceful authority to stop theft rings and weapons smugglers”
- right tools for police»Satsa på polisens utrustning, exempelvis kroppskameror men också vattenkanoner att använda vid exempelvis upplopp« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in police equipment, for example body cameras but also water cannons to use in for example riots”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan requires that the police are given the resources to combat crime and that procedural obstacles to increased prosecution are removed.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that the police are given the resources to combat crime and that procedural obstacles to increased prosecution are removed. Routine eye examinations without criminal suspicion are precisely such an expanded tool to detect and prosecute drug-impaired drivers. The plan explicitly embraces broad control and surveillance tools against drug-related and gang-linked crime, and zero tolerance shall apply even to less serious crimes.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att polisen får förutsättningarna att bekämpa brottslighet och att processuella hinder för ökad lagföring undanröjs. Rutinmässiga ögonundersökningar utan brottsmisstanke är just ett sådant utökat verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra drogpåverkade förare. Planen bejakar uttryckligen breda kontroll- och spaningsverktyg mot narkotikarelaterad och gängkopplad brottslighet, och nolltolerans ska gälla även för mindre allvarliga brott.
- police tools are strengtheneddecisive»Ge polisen förutsättningarna för att bekämpa brottslighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the police the resources to combat crime”
- removed procedural obstacles»Processuella hinder för att möjliggöra en ökad lagföring måste också undanröjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Procedural obstacles to enabling increased prosecution must also be removed.”
- expanded surveillance methods»Åtgärder ska vidtas för att bättre kunna kartlägga gängaktiva genom t.ex. underrättelsearbete och informationsinhämtning, spaning, kameraövervakning och avlyssning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures must be taken to better map gang-active persons through, for example, intelligence work and information gathering, surveillance, camera monitoring and wiretapping.”
- zero tolerance for crime»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance for crime so that even less serious crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:TU14)
- Committee report full text (HC01TU14)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
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