weed and driving: good or bad??

[LambdaJoker]

cool video i found on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLmHL7YznUI

 

[leet]

Some studies have found that it actually makes (some) people drive more carefully.

Politics are always involved in any study, however, so your mileage may vary. Not to mention the people involved in the studies as subjects.

Seeing as this is about a (wrongly) illegal item, it will be locked. Would have been interesting to discuss though.

 

[ChunkyLover53]

People who driver under the influence of marijuana should definately get a DUI just like alcohol.

 

[LambdaJoker]

does it really have to get locked. it would make an interesting discussion.

 

[chicagoavenger]

People who drive under the influence of anything should be shot. I mean hell your only talking about possibly killing someone and their family.

 

[LambdaJoker]

you dont have to be under the influence to kill someone and their family. accidents happen all the time, but not all are linked to being under the influence. and yeah more than likely more are, but like i said, not all the time.

 

[cs82685]

you dont have to be under the influence to kill someone and their family.

Yeah you don't have to, but should it be legal to increase the risk of doing so. No. That's one of the reasons for speed limits too, the faster you're going, the more dangerous it is.

 

[pyschoslipknot]

How can that guy be a regular user and not have ever driven while stoned before? That makes no sense.
That was not a ligit test at all. One joint isnt enough to do shit. They should have gotten him really high and made him take the test to make the results more dramatic. Thats like having someone drink one or two beers and then go driving. Yea theres going to be a difference but its not going to be that noticable.

 

[Nicks2319]

Some studies have found that it actually makes (some) people drive more carefully.

The only reason I could see that happening would be because they are trying to be more careful, being fully aware that their senses are impaired.

I think that driving while impaired in any way is retarded. Actually, I think drugs and alcohol are retarded period, so I may not be the best person to ask about the subject.

 

[leet]

The only reason I could see that happening would be because they are trying to be more careful, being fully aware that their senses are impaired.

I think that driving while impaired in any way is retarded. Actually, I think drugs and alcohol are retarded period, so I may not be the best person to ask about the subject.

I agree on both points. Well, maybe not the bold part, but that's just me.

 

[Shaggy_357]

I work on a federal installation as access control. While it is my job to spot and report problem drivers for whatever reason (i.e. drunk, high, expired tags, no DL, etc.), naturally we can't catch them all. My line of logic has always been, the ones that are high don't worry me HALF as much as the ones that drive drunk. Sure, both are impaired, and both have a delayed reaction time. But in my experiences, the few times I drove high, I can say I was doing 35 in a 40 thinking I was FLYING down the road. I signaled 9 bazillion miles ahead of my turn and started slowing for a red light 3 blocks early. Obviously not all people are wimpy paranoid drivers like me when they're high, but the vast majority of my fellow pot heads at the time were. Conversely, just about everyone I witnessed driving drunk, whether at work or out and about, always seemed like they were having a tough time of it.

Long story short, make it legal, and if it makes everyone feel better, make driving high the same offense as driving drunk.


Eric

 

[bling5tatus]

How can that guy be a regular user and not have ever driven while stoned before? That makes no sense.
That was not a ligit test at all. One joint isnt enough to do shit.

I dunno what kind of shit you're smokin, but what I got only takes about half a joint.... and yes driving drunk is way stupider.... WAY stupider.... actually drinking in general is dumb in my opinion, I do it, but only because it's the legal thing that's accepted amongst the mass dumbasses.

 

[pyschoslipknot]

I work on a federal installation as access control. While it is my job to spot and report problem drivers for whatever reason (i.e. drunk, high, expired tags, no DL, etc.), naturally we can't catch them all. My line of logic has always been, the ones that are high don't worry me HALF as much as the ones that drive drunk. Sure, both are impaired, and both have a delayed reaction time. But in my experiences, the few times I drove high, I can say I was doing 35 in a 40 thinking I was FLYING down the road. I signaled 9 bazillion miles ahead of my turn and started slowing for a red light 3 blocks early. Obviously not all people are wimpy paranoid drivers like me when they're high, but the vast majority of my fellow pot heads at the time were. Conversely, just about everyone I witnessed driving drunk, whether at work or out and about, always seemed like they were having a tough time of it.

Long story short, make it legal, and if it makes everyone feel better, make driving high the same offense as driving drunk.


Eric

Me
Sober= 10 over
High= speed limit, sometimes under
Drunk= to fast, never again
Im just glad no one has gotten hurt when I acted really stupid. When I get really upset I tend to stop caring about anyone and everyone, thats when I make mistakes.

 

[a_scobel]

you dont have to be under the influence to kill someone and their family. accidents happen all the time, but not all are linked to being under the influence. and yeah more than likely more are, but like i said, not all the time.

There were 16,885 alcohol-related fatalities in 2005 – 39 percent of the total traffic fatalities for the year.

Drugs other than alcohol (e.g., marijuana and cocaine) are involved in about 18% of motor vehicle driver deaths. These other drugs are generally used in combination with alcohol (Jones et al. 2003).

When it comes down to it, I guess it's "better" to drive while high, rather than while drunk..I'm sure it still impairs your driving though. They say some people drive better when high & others drive worse? Of course..some people do stuff better when they're drunk too. Doesn't mean it's right.

 

[LambdaJoker]

^^^^^ see there you go, and thats because they were used in combination with alcohol.

 

[jtmcinder]

Alcohol is the most dangerous chemical to mix with driving. The second worst is testosterone. THC is a distant third, at best.

- Jtoby

 

[DSM90AWD]

OT, but did anyone else see that WKRP episode back in the day where alcohol improved Johnny Fever's reaction time

 

[a_scobel]

Love this show
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[LambdaJoker]

if he can handle all that, im sure he can handle driving drunk.

 

[Defiant]

does it really have to get locked. it would make an interesting discussion.

Well, there's a few things to it. It's illegal, so that isn't allowed here, and it can hardly be discussed without going political, which also isn't allowed. Ludachris may re-open it, since it's the Hangout, but I'm closing it for now.

But not without saying trying to run a war on drugs is absolutely destroying this country, or whatever unraveling thread was still left of it this morning.