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Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Mississauga, Ontario
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| quote: | Originally posted by Zentac_75
Don't drive high either. I get frustrated when I hear "I drive slower or more careful when I'm high". Its BS. "I THINK Im driving more careful BECAUSE I am high" is much more accurate a phrase. |
Every test done with real drivers in relation to smoking pot and driving refutes this statement. The only studies done that support your claim have been simulations. "On average, people have a 20% reduction in response-time, so we'll factor in a 20% reduction in response-time in our simulation... Oh! Look at that, the computer AI crashes more, who'd have thunk?!" Is a horrible way of doing a study, it doesn't take into account the driver's increased concentration, likely due to the increased paranoia when one is under the influence of cannabis. The general consensus is that stoned drivers are less likely to CAUSE an accident, but are less likely to AVOID an accident.
To refute my own statement, however, I would agree that a person who doesn't regularly smoke pot, and/or hasn't learned how to function under the influence, would probably not be able to drive properly. Drugs affect different people in different ways, and you can't just say "Look! First-time Sally can barely walk! Obviously, no one can handle a car properly while high."
On a personal level, I DO drive slower when I'm high. I know for a fact that I do, because I check my speed limit regularly, whether I'm high or sober. On average, I drive about 10km/h slower when I'm stoned. I DO look around and try to be more observant when I'm high. I know this for a fact, because the only time I check my side mirrors regularly is when I'm stoned. I also look around more and pay more attention to what others are doing. I'm better able to ignore a lot of the petty distractions that get me when I'm sober when I have a little THC in my bloodstream. When I'm high, I'm much more focused on the job of driving rather than finding a good song on the radio, what CD I want to play, or talking to whoever else is in the car with me.
Coincidently, I was sober for the 2 accidents I've been in over the years, take that for what it's worth. If I'm not actually a SAFER driver when I'm high, I'm certainly no more dangerous on the road than when I'm sober.
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