http://www.kgw.com/news/DUI-Marijuana-arrest-after-Vancouver-pedestrian-struck-killed-183932641.html Not that I am necessarily opposed to some legalization of pot. But this just comes with it.
I don't have time to read the link, but will later. And I'm not arguing one way or the other, but was the cause exclusively marijuana related, or was he (or she) intoxicated by something else too?
The pedestrian stepped onto the street from the median. This accident had little to do with marijuana in my opinion.
What's more dangerous...a driver who has smoked a joint and then drives (and not preoccupied with a cellular device), or someone who is totally sober, yet incessantly checks texts in the car? Now, no way am I advocating that it's cool to drive while stoned, but I'm hear to tell ya that, IMO, the texting issue is out of control and probably far more dangerous as a whole.
A person who smokes a joint reaction time is slowed down big time, so its the same as a sober person looking at texts. By the time they see someone standing in street its to late to react. If this was alcohol related everyone would be up in arms how a drunk driver killed someone but since its pot many keep blaming the Pedestrian. Im not saying the ped didnt step into and try to kill himself but the immediate reaction thats its no way the weed caused the accident is silly.
Both are dangerous. As is the person who has a burger in one hand, fries on the seat beside them and always reaching for the soda (that would be me). My only point was that now weed is legal in WA, it's just another means to kill people with a car.
yeah the alcohol and prison system lobbyists are going to get this kind of stuff on the news more often to try and influence all the voters, that way they can keep fooling all of the mindless sheep
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2011/11/does_marijuana_make_you_a_more_dangerous_driver_than_alcohol_.html KRS-ONE. Consider yourself educated now.
I don't necessarily think the legalization of weed had anything to do with this. Yes, weed is now legal in WA. But people were toking and driving when weed was still illegal. People drink and drive all the time. So the people who think the law is leading to some sort of moral decay or an increased risk to these types of events ... give me real proof.
“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.” ― Carl Sagan “In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example, eating 10 raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison, it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death. Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. ― Francis Young “The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of thousands of Americans who are caught with a few ounces of marijuana in their jeans simply makes no sense - the kindest way to put it. A sterner way to put it is that it is an outrage, an imposition on basic civil liberties and on the reasonable expenditure of social energy.” ― William F. Buckley Jr. “Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use.” ― Richard M. Nixon
driving high is waaaaaaay less dangerous than driving drunk. although, with most things, it's a matter of scale.
Research says driving high is way less dangerous than driving drunk, and my own research indicates the same as well (not proud of it, but I made some poor choices in my youth). Driving drunk, you tend to take more risks, drive a little faster, etc. Driving high, you tend to be overly cautious, drive a little under the limit, etc.
Was the second driver stoned? Was the pedestrian stoned? Nowhere does the article say that drugs were found in the car. Do we really need a 3rd driver before we blame the pedestrian?
only the most brainwashed and ignorant sheep of this world would equate the negative effects of alcohol and marijuana
