A national quote provider for auto insurance issued a press release late last week claiming that marijuana users are safer drivers than non-users.
4autoinsurancequote.org's results, titled "Reasons Why Marijuana Users Are Safe Drivers," comes at a crucial time where states are beginning to talk about "driving while stoned" legislation. Recently, in Colorado, a 5 ng/mL THC limit was argued in the Senate, and in California, an Assemblywoman snuck a zero-tolerance DUI limit into an assembly bill.
"There have been several studies done over the past 20 years," says 4autoinsurancequote.org's report, "and every one of them has revealed that using marijuana actually has a very minor, if any, effect on the ability of a person to drive a car or other vehicle."
4autoinsuranequote.org offers 10 points that emerged from the 20 years of studies:
1. Drivers who had been using marijuana were found to drive slower, according to a 1983 study done by U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). This was seen as a factor in their favor, since drivers who drank alcohol usually drove faster and that is part of the reason they had accidents.
2.3. Drivers who had smoked marijuana were shown to be less likely to try to pass other cars and to drive at a consistent speed, according to a University of Adelaide study done in Australia. The study showed no danger unless the drivers had also been drinking alcohol.
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4autoinsurancequote.org's results, titled "Reasons Why Marijuana Users Are Safe Drivers," comes at a crucial time where states are beginning to talk about "driving while stoned" legislation. Recently, in Colorado, a 5 ng/mL THC limit was argued in the Senate, and in California, an Assemblywoman snuck a zero-tolerance DUI limit into an assembly bill.
"There have been several studies done over the past 20 years," says 4autoinsurancequote.org's report, "and every one of them has revealed that using marijuana actually has a very minor, if any, effect on the ability of a person to drive a car or other vehicle."
4autoinsuranequote.org offers 10 points that emerged from the 20 years of studies:
1. Drivers who had been using marijuana were found to drive slower, according to a 1983 study done by U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). This was seen as a factor in their favor, since drivers who drank alcohol usually drove faster and that is part of the reason they had accidents.
2.3. Drivers who had smoked marijuana were shown to be less likely to try to pass other cars and to drive at a consistent speed, according to a University of Adelaide study done in Australia. The study showed no danger unless the drivers had also been drinking alcohol.
Lees de rest hier.
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