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States With Legal Pot See Increase In Car Accidents, Studies Say
CBS Denver ^ | October 18, 2018

Posted on 10/21/2018 6:09:43 AM PDT by SMGFan

CNN) – The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the probable cause of a crash that killed 12 people on a church bus near Concan, Texas, in March 2017 was that the 20-year-old man whose truck hit the bus was under the influence of marijuana and a sedative.

In its report, the board says that there has been an increase in the number of drug-impaired drivers across the country and that something must be done about it.

That call to action seems to match up with a report released Thursday from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Highway Loss Data Institute.

(Excerpt) Read more at denver.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cannabis; marijuana; pot; wod
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To: SMGFan; null and void

Now, I ask you, who couldn’t see this coming?


61 posted on 10/21/2018 7:50:43 AM PDT by _Jim (Democrats create Mobs. Republicans create Jobs.)
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To: SMGFan

I’m shocked!


62 posted on 10/21/2018 7:55:16 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: irish guard

re: “... a test to determine how stoned you are.”

Google search on: pot reaction time studies

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1AOHY_enUS708US708&ei=1ZLMW6azNLKAtgWUsYrIDQ&q=pot+reaction+time+studies&oq=pot+reaction+time+studies&gs_l=psy-ab.3...4080.5097..5646...0.0..0.78.359.5......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j33i10.VvPHuyK3B9c


63 posted on 10/21/2018 7:55:24 AM PDT by _Jim (Democrats create Mobs. Republicans create Jobs.)
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To: SMGFan

Also texting while driving.


64 posted on 10/21/2018 8:07:33 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: SMGFan

Did anyone not expect this? So much for the “toker’s don’t harm anyone” BS.

How many deaths caused by high drivers? Is it worth it?

I expect to see data showing that states allowing MJ use legally will also/have also seen an uptick in other drug use/crime/accidents.


65 posted on 10/21/2018 8:26:15 AM PDT by Manly Warrior (US ARMY (Ret), "No Free Lunches for the Dogs of War")
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To: Reily

“And no I don’t support the 18th Amendment!”

Why not?


66 posted on 10/21/2018 8:53:57 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: SMGFan
That's my reason for not supporting legalizing pot.


67 posted on 10/21/2018 8:56:59 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: dhs12345

” For all cannabis growers and producers — make a statement to the public with claims that cannabis, on the record, is harmless.

Then, when it proven that it is harmful, causes cancer and all of the same nasty things that cigarettes cause, you will be on record, like the tobacco companies for misleading consumers about the safety risks of cannabis. I dare you! “

Why would they? That is a strawman as bad as some leftist demanding that all gun manufacturers make the same statement that guns are a net benefit to society, then when someone uses one to shoot up a school or rob a bank, that they can “be on record”.

You can even make the same dare to makers of cell phones if you want or even vitamin supplements.


68 posted on 10/21/2018 8:57:26 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Manly Warrior

“How many deaths caused by high drivers? Is it worth it?”

How many are caused by mishandling or malicious use of a firearm?

Is it worth it, Mr. Hogg? Or are the prohibition people going to hold every negative as the collective responsibility of everyone else to have prevented?


69 posted on 10/21/2018 8:59:31 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: silverleaf
Two dead in our family after being t-boned by a stoner. Its never going to be OK

Really sorry to hear that.

The amount of people smoking weed and driving in my area seems to be increasing. When I'm driving, it's at least once a day I smell the stench of weed being sucked into my car. Numerous times I've been stuck in traffic behind a stoner and the stench just pours in.

70 posted on 10/21/2018 9:03:03 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: Manly Warrior
How many deaths caused by high drivers? Is it worth it?

Far fewer than texting drivers, I guarantee you that.

71 posted on 10/21/2018 9:04:11 AM PDT by BipolarBob (ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS, EXCEPT EUROPA.ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE.)
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To: BipolarBob
Far fewer than texting drivers, I guarantee you that.

I see plenty of PSA's and information on TV, in conversations with people and elsewhere saying don't text and drive and don't drink and drive. Both have become taboo and that's a good thing.

I see no messaging whatsoever about don't smoke weed and drive. Few people talk about it. I even see a few here down playing it.

72 posted on 10/21/2018 9:14:45 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: BipolarBob

I don’t think I made my comment clear. I might be stupid enough to try pot every 30 years or so but I did not drive. Other stupid people like me probably do go to Colorado, smoke, drive and cause accidents.


73 posted on 10/21/2018 9:16:39 AM PDT by hardspunned
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To: SMGFan

This is a problem separate from legalization. I see it daily. Especially around 4-7 pm. People get off work and smoke in their cars. They are fatigued from their shift and clearly relaxing a little too much. There are probably more drunk driving accidents at that time too.

Wait til you get home.


74 posted on 10/21/2018 9:18:58 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: silverleaf

That is horrible. I’m so sorry.


75 posted on 10/21/2018 9:20:21 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: FreeReign

This is my experience and I don’t like it either. I am sober driving miles on packed LA freeways, and I find it hard to stay super focused to avoid accidents in stop and go. Smelling pot from a car around me daily is not a good feeling.


76 posted on 10/21/2018 9:23:23 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: VanDeKoik

Why wouldn’t they? What, are they afraid? And that would make the municipalities complicit.

Again, I dare them. If it a straw man, then they have nothing to lose, correct?


77 posted on 10/21/2018 9:30:41 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: dhs12345

But I have to ask again “Why would they”?

If it is used in moderation by responsible people, or for some medicinal purpose, then they are perfectly in the clear. From what I’ve read, most people busted for it are busted at home for growing it, not in the operation of a vehicle, or just having it on their person.

It isnt their responsibility to vouch for everyone that may use it, and then do something illegal or dangerous or use it to excess anymore than the cigarette makers, alcohol producers, or the people that make Tylenol. Are kind of asking them to take on a liability voluntarily?


78 posted on 10/21/2018 9:44:35 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: FreeReign

“I see no messaging whatsoever about don’t smoke weed and drive.”

Because the legality of it is ambiguous (mostly illegal). It’s like telling people to not drop acid and drive in an ad.

If it becomes legal, then it needs to be a major message.


79 posted on 10/21/2018 9:54:32 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: SMGFan
The difference between a drunk driver and a stoned driver explained:

Drunk Driver....Comes to a stop sign at a high rate of speed and blows right by without stopping.

Stoned Driver...Approaches stop sign a very slow speed, stops and waits for the stop sign to turn green.

80 posted on 10/21/2018 9:59:02 AM PDT by TruthWillWin ([[[MSM]]])
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