Stoned drivers are twice as likely to get into an accident as a person who’s sober, a new study says.
The marijuana study, carried out by researchers at Dalhousie University in Canada, reviewed driving records of 49,411 people to reach their conclusion, the British Medical Journal reported.
The study is the first of its kind, isolating pot smoking from other forms of driving impairment, the journal said. Results were based on people who toked within three hours of driving.
Pot smoking is up globally. A report from Scotland showed that 15 percent of drivers aged 17 to 39 admitted to smoking dope within 12 hours of driving, according to the British journal.
As dangerous as stoned driving seems to be, it is not as dangerous as driving drunk or driving while texting, according to the results of other recent studies.
— Karen.Keller@thedaily.com
The marijuana study, carried out by researchers at Dalhousie University in Canada, reviewed driving records of 49,411 people to reach their conclusion, the British Medical Journal reported.
The study is the first of its kind, isolating pot smoking from other forms of driving impairment, the journal said. Results were based on people who toked within three hours of driving.
Pot smoking is up globally. A report from Scotland showed that 15 percent of drivers aged 17 to 39 admitted to smoking dope within 12 hours of driving, according to the British journal.
As dangerous as stoned driving seems to be, it is not as dangerous as driving drunk or driving while texting, according to the results of other recent studies.
— Karen.Keller@thedaily.com
