Posted on 02/09/2015 3:35:55 PM PST by Ken H
Marijuana use has not been found to increase the risk of car crashes, according to a new federal report.
Studying car accidents in Virginia Beach, Va., during a 20-month period ending in 2012, researchers randomly sampled 3,000 accident-involved drivers and found no evidence suggesting those with marijuana in their system were more prone to accidents, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report released Friday.
When researchers controlled for factors such as age and gender, they found no evidence marijuana use increases accident risks. This was despite the fact that, in the study, drivers who tested positive for marijuana use happened to be involved in more accidents.
By comparison, the study found drivers with breath alcohol of .08 to be about four times more likely than sober drivers to be involved in accidents. Those nearly double the legal limit, at .15, were 12 times more likely to crash.
The study is billed as the largest ever conducted to assess the relative crash risk of drivers who consume alcohol compared to pot.
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Same with cocaine, crack, heroin, beer, liquor, etc, right?
BAC 0.08 isn’t necessarily tied to driving performance either but the law is the law. CDC is pushing for it to be lowered to 0.05.
Why should dopers think they are any different in the eyes of the law?
The Good Humor Man has issues.
Ruh-ROH!!!
It would be more helpful to have these numbers broken down by region.
We average one fatal or SBI hit and run in Denver a day, and nearly daily I see someone driving while smoking pot. Personally I’d rather not get hit by any of them, fatal or not.
Feds: Phoning, texting killed 3,092 in car crashes last year
LOL @ the Feds.
LoL.
Try going to a 24hr Wal-mart at 3am and only buying.
1. Heavy duty trash bags
2. Bleach, lots of bleach
3. Rubber gloves
4. Duct Tape
5. Lighter fluid
6. A large butchers knife
7. Lots of sponges
Now, do this when there is a missing person report in your area and pay with a credit card.
“When researchers controlled for factors such as age and gender, they found no evidence marijuana use increases accident risks. This was despite the fact that, in the study, drivers who tested positive for marijuana use happened to be involved in more accidents.”
Did Slow Joe or Kerry-Heinz give the researchers a hand with these sentences .... DUH?
LOL...hit and run?
...Unclear what this .gif is about...?
Memories . . .
You forgot your shovel.
You forgot your shovel
I’ve already got one.
You caught on. I didn’t say those tweakers were in OTHER cars. LOL
Too Much Weed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI5ROv1OfLc
The federal government is really working hard to have Zero credibility.
Cheech: "Hey man, am I driving too fast?"
Chong: "I think we're parked, man."
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