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Maybe even better.
Stoned drivers are as good at avoiding obstacles as their straight counterparts, a simulator study finds.
The reason, according to researchers from Hartford Hospital and the University of Iowa, is probably that potheads are slowpokes: they typically slow-down when they are high.
I am reminded by the results, published in the March Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, of a college buddy of mine who insisted that pot made him a better driver. It definitely made him less aggressive on the road.
But even NORML is encouraging drivers to keep their keys in their pockets until their buzzes wear off.
Past use of cannabis, as defined by the detection of inactive cannabis metabolites in the urine of drivers, is not associated with an increased accident risk.
via Cannabis and Driving: A Scientific and Rational Review – NORML.
I can submit some anecdotal evidence coming from personal experience to support this argument…
Just had a thought… Can you infer one’s inclination to smoke pot based on the frequency of their pot-related blog posts?
Thanks, as always J. Wagner! Pot’s a hot topic here in New England, where decriminalization and legalization is the trend… And yet it receives precious little coverage.
I had no idea it was heading that route in your neck of the woods…