Pot-driving tests to stay and go national

[Coed Nos]

i found a better report the otherday but cant locate atm

[Coed Nos]

here ya go

 

found at our local embassy http://www.hempembassy.net/hempe/

 

Cannabis May Make You A Safer Driver

 

 

by Jonathon Carr-Brown, Sunday Times, AUG 13

 

TAKING the high road may not be so dangerous after all. Ministers are

set to be embarrassed by government-funded research which shows that

driving under the influence of drugs makes motorists more cautious and

has a limited impact on their risk of crashing.

In the study, conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory, "grade

A" cannabis specially imported from America was given to 15 regular

users. The doped-up drivers were then put through 4 weeks of tests on

driving simulators to gauge reaction times and awareness.

Regular smokers were used because previous tests in America using

first- timers resulted in the volunteers falling over and feeling ill.

 

The laboratory found its guinea pigs through what it described as a

"snowballing technique" - one known user was asked to find another

after being promised anonymity and exemption from prosecution agreed

with the Home Office.

 

Instead of proving that drug-taking while driving increased the risk

of accidents, researchers found that the mellowing effects of cannabis

made drivers more cautious and so less likely to drive dangerously.

Although the cannabis affected reaction time in regular users, its

effects appear to be substantially less dangerous than fatigue or

drinking. Research by the Australian Drugs Foundation found that

cannabis was the only drug tested that decreased the relative risk of

having an accident.

 

Last week police revealed details of new drug-driving tests to be

administered by the roadside, which were received with some amusement.

They require suspected drug- drivers to stand on one leg, lean back

and touch their nose with their eyes closed, and to count to 30

silently with their eyes shut. This is apparently difficult for

puffers.

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Cannabis Improves Driving - More Evidence

 

"Simulated driving scores for subjects experiencing a normal social

'high' and the same subjects under control conditions are not

significantly different. However, there are significantly more errors

for alcohol intoxicated than for control subjects" Crancer Study,

Washington Department of Motor Vehicles.

"Compared to alcohol, which makes people take more risks on the road,

marijuana made drivers slow down and drive more carefully.... Cannabis

is good for driving skills, as people tend to overcompensate for a

perceived impairment." Professor Olaf Drummer, forensic scientist the

Royal College of Surgeons in Melbourne in 1996

[bloodshot_eyes]

Great articles mate. This is proof of my perception I've been having for years. I swear mj has saved me from having crashes on multiple occasions due to overcautiosness. You can be sure none of this will be mentioned in the mainstream media now though.. Edited March 5, 2006 by bloodshot_eyes

[Pa-uul]

As a guy who has been driving a car for 15 years, unlike wantdachronic and Nitram who seem unsympathetic to our plight, I believe my driving is at least as good on pot. I tend to be less aggressive. It's strange to have users believe that “pot impairs”, let alone abstainers. But, I can understand it can take years to shrug off the beliefs instilled by society at large. I conduct everything I normally do under the influence of pot.