If you drink alcohol your ability to drive a motor vehicle is definitely negatively affected. What about other drugs though? A US attorney Matt Abel claims that "stoned" drivers were much safer than those who did not use marijuana. The attorney is leading a petition calling for the decriminalization for people 21 and over.
He cites research studies that show marijuana affected drivers moved more slowly. Their body actions were slow. This, he claims makes them safer drivers. If a driver has another car speeding toward him from the rear, he would prefer that the other driver had extremely fast reflexes, not slow ones.
Some research has found that some marijuana smokers performed as well as they did without the substance, but there was no improvement. Most studies, however, show clear negative affects on driving from marijuana intoxication. In Australia marijuana smokers were most likely to be at fault in motor vehicle accidents. Like alcohol the more marijuana consumed the worse you drive.
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