Smoking Pot Doesn't Affect the Way You Drive

why the hell can't we just make a special lane for old people and pot heads to drive in...they would get along just fine. It's everybody else driving out there that is dangerous.

It at least affects how likely you are to drive.

I'll agree that it might be safer than drunk driving, but you're still under the influence anyways. I have no problem with them legalizing it, just be smart about it. It's pretty simple.

See Government weed blows .

I personally won't drive high, but this is a cool study.

See this is the type of study I was talking about that was needed to determine the validity of laws restricting smoking marijuana and driving. there is not at all the same impairment of motor function with marijuana that there is with alcohol. Brovo maybe now they cant hassle us when they legalize Maijuana. Great post!

Oh great! Maybe now airlines pilots and surgeons will be able to get high and not be forced to worry about screwing things up...

Study told me something I already know from first hand experience.

People can drink and kill people, but I can't smoke and drive safely. We live in topsy-turvy world for sure.

Munchies? Time !

Duh, everyone knows the side effect of driving while smoking is just paranoia and the infamous speed limit observance.

If you're a sh*tty driver to begin with than it's not gonna matter whether you're sober as a judge, you'll still be a sh*tty driver.

This study wasn't saying "Now it's safe for everyone to go smoke a blunt while driving a truck" But it's undeniable that there is functional use of marijuana and the functions extend to everyday tasks, like driving a car.

crack makes me drive better as well

It depends on the individual, pot will affect people in different ways. Also the fact that these high people were in a study means they were focused and paranoid about their driving, unlike on the road when they could be more easily distracted.

I smoke a fair amount, and can drive fine when stoned, but I am not everyone.

I concur

They finally figured this out.

Uhh, it was a driving _simulator_. So it was a video game.
And pot makes you awesome at video games.

this sounds like a crack pot idea lol (play on words). Im not agains legalizing there would be a lot of money to be made maybe boost the economy but it would have to be a substance used in control just like alcohol.

side note- wat the hell kind of crappy pot did they use in this experiment it made them more responsible? lol that like dipole pot

Who would you even want to drive after smoking? Getting hungry? Order delivery, sit back, and enjoy yourself.

It's probably about as safe as driving on Vicodin, or Valium, or other legal drugs, or just being tired. It's definitely much safer than driving drunk because when you're drunk your balance is off and you have false confidence, whereas I don't think most people's balance is thrown off by pot, and it can make you a little "paranoid" so you are apt to be more careful and drive more slowly.

As much as i'd love to believe this, I don't. I drive WAY slower when I'm stoned so I don't do it.
If marijuana ever gets legalized I'm all for giving DUI tickets for it, but they would have to find better sobriety test for detecting pot.

whether it's legit or not, it offers a good argument for the decriminalization of our beloved plant. if you can't get a DUI for it then why would it be illegal?

Welllllllll...I'm not so sure about this. I know that I'm comfortable enough to drive after smoking and have not had any traffic violations while doing so, BUT I have a few friends that get bent and have been known to cruise through red lights (which did result in a crash) and disregard stop signs. Majority of those friends aren't the best drivers sober so that could factor in as well, but it defintely does effect your driving depending on the amount consumed.

BS

Actually it does affect the way you drive... I've driven high many times and everything is in slow motion. I try to avoid it if I can.

One thing I do realize is that I actually drive under the speed limit, unlike when I'm normal, in which case I speed... like everyone here in Miami.

LMAO! rotf.

Placebo marijuana cigarette? LMAO.

not a surprising find, but this SHOULD NOT encourage people to try it.
it's just like any other intoxicant, you should drive when not under the influence!

but above all, it remains harmless compared to how many people have killed countless others because of drunk driving.

i don't think this should be used in any argument supporting legalization, it just sounds wreckless, like we believe we can truly function normally in all situations when high. leisure and medical purposes need to remain the main focal points, as well as the statistics on alcohol-related deaths, but not how marijuana may be better to drive with.

Ambien will make you trip out or alter your mind too, as well as other legal drugs that can have unexpected side effects. now i'm all for complete legalization of cannabis, but driving doesn't need to be done when under the influence of anything.

we're smart enough to realize this (contrary to what some of you believe) and we know it's safer than drunk driving, but let's not make it a voluntary activity just because of facts like these, more valuable truths exist about marijuana, like its healing powers, diverse usage possibilities, and its history.

keep those in mind and we'll get somewhere!

u drive better

DRUNK DRIVERS KILL! .. stoned drivers miss there exits.

What is up this this website's obsession with pot? It smells like ass and makes people judge you... why bother at all with it?

Ummm.... I was driving on the other side of the fucking road... I didn't even know until my boyfriend noticed. It def depends on your "tolerance"... I guess. Cause I'm total shit.

Damn bro, this shit aint right. Last time i drove stoned i waited for the stop sign to turn green, no joke.

i call bullshit because when i'm stoned the last thing i want is to go anywhere.
even if i ran out of munchies, it's only 2 min walk to Bodega.

IMO It's all situational. I smoke daily; when I drive stoned, I am good. When I quit for a while and then take a puff, I get all paranoid and drive slow. I wouldn't say it improves my driving but cannabis does not hinder my driving enough for police involvement as with alcohol.

i call bullshit, when stoned i drive at 25 miles an hr and fear im going too fast

It actually makes me more careful. I definitely can't say that about booze.

Anyway..... back to porn, it's been fun though....

here let's comment again and help the popularity....

I always said that I drive better if not the same when I am high...marijuana is the main reason I enjoy road trips...& I have had some official road trips

being high while driving makes me more concentrated, some people it does the opposite. Defiantly think it has a lot to do with the mindset you put yourself in though. The fear of cops alone makes me drive the speed limit stoned so I probably do drive better.

If someone actually believed this i would be amazed. Actually if you do believe this to be true then go on a back road and get higher than a kite.

I agree i would rather be driving against someone high than drunk but i would rather have to not deal with either.

I posted this because I thought it was funny, but i do not think it is true.

I don't drive when I am high. I think driving high is a bad idea. Although with that said, I would rather face a driver loaded on weed than one loaded on booze. Weed tends to make one cautious, and thoughtful. Booze tends to turn people into reckless dare devils.

uhh yeah it does. makes me more paranoid

lol this explains why Canadians are such good drivers :D

smoking pot may not Affect my driving but haveing a bag of weed in my pocket does.