Feels like a low sample size, but I'm not statistician or doctor.

That said, almost everyone I know that consumes THC has no qualms driving while doing it, and many of them also at work. It's a huge peeve of mine.

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losteric 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Wow, pretty much no one I know drives under any influence regardless what they use.

I wonder how many of these people were under the influence of alcohol and other substances.

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DontchaKnowit 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

There is a very common sentiment among weed users that it doesnt really count as far as driving goes. Stoners will be repulsed and outraged by drunk drivers and then think nothing about going for a "blunt ride"

	▲	seizethecheese a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		My friend group in college were heavy weed users, and generally all of them drove while high. I remember one saying he enjoyed it because he felt like he was driving a space ship. I asked if he still thought it was safe to drive, given that impression, and he said yes.
	▲	zoklet-enjoyer 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I drove high a few times when I was younger and I had to set my cruise control to 25mph to make sure I was going fast enough haha never again. I just use before bed now or occasionally during the day if I know I won't have to drive anywhere.
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	▲	SecretDreams 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Even though their sentiment is wrong, I get why they would feel that way. Marginally drunk vs marginally high certainly feel* very different in how they would impact my own ability to drive. That said, I don't do either. I also wouldn't take any amount of weed while working, but I'd feel comfortable having a beer during lunch if appropriate (work lunch/celebrate, e.g.).

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sa-code 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The number of times I've heard "I'm good" honestly breaks my heart. Only to have people call me "Hermoine" etc (I am a straight cis man). I wonder what's the best way to talk about this

	▲	lostmsu a day ago \| parent [-]
		Report to police anonymously and have them stopped might be an option. If you can't convince them the money might.

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dragonwriter 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Feels like a low sample size

Its not a sample, it is the whole universe of analysis. (If you treat it as a sample of, say, US drivers killed in accidents in the same period, then errors due to sample size are probably the least of its problems.)

	▲	moefh a day ago \| parent [-]
		We don't know that. We don't even know if there's selection bias. The article says the research was "focusing on 246 deceased drivers who were tested for THC", and that the test usually happens when autopsies are performed. It doesn't say if autopsies are performed for all driver deaths, and it also doesn't say what exactly is "usually". If (for example) autopsy only happens when the driver is suspected of drug use, then there's a clear selection bias. Note that this doesn't mean the study is useless: they were able to see that legalization of cannabis didn't have impact on recreational use.

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djeastm a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's genuinely frightening and possibly explains a lot about people on the road these days.

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dyauspitr a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Everyone I know, a pretty successful group of people, have no qualms driving when stoned.