Driving the S while Stoned?
05-28-2010, 07:39 AM
#1
Driving the S while Stoned?
It's OKAY! Go for it!
http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/05/study...performance.php
Abstract
In the United States, one in six teenagers has driven under the influence of marijuana. Driving under the influence of marijuana and alcohol is equally prevalent, despite the fact that marijuana use is less common than alcohol use. Much of the research examining the effects of marijuana on driving performance was conducted in the 1970s and led to equivocal findings. During that time, few studies included women and driving simulators were rudimentary. Further, the potency of marijuana commonly used recreationally has increased. This study examined sex differences in the acute effects of marijuana on driving performance using a realistic, validated driving simulator. Eighty-five subjects (n = 50 males, 35 females) participated in this between-subjects, double-blind, placebo controlled study. In addition to an uneventful, baseline segment of driving, participants were challenged with collision avoidance and distracted driving scenarios. Under the influence of marijuana, participants decreased their speed and failed to show expected practice effects during a distracted drive. No differences were found during the baseline driving segment or collision avoidance scenarios. No differences attributable to sex were observed. This study enhances the current literature by identifying distracted driving and the integration of prior experience as particularly problematic under the influence of marijuana.
05-28-2010, 07:46 AM
#2
From March issue of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs:
Test subjects performed the tests sober, and then again 30 minutes after smoking a joint containing wither 2.9 percent THC or a placebo joint with no THC.
The volunteers performed virtually the same after smoking marijuana as they did sober and/or after smoking bunk pot. "No differences were found during the baseline driving segment (and the) collision avoidance scenarios," the scientists reported.
Only 2.9% THC? That's some weak shite right there.
They need to smoke it like dis:
05-28-2010, 12:30 PM
#5
Registered User
2.9% for street junk is common .... sadly.
I've raced karts while high and it didn't affect lap times much, though I'd argue it does affect them slliiiightly.
However, even two beers (and I hold my own decently) affects my laps greatly. I studied this with three other regulars and we found similar results between all of us.
Not that it makes it a accurate study but it was interesting none the less.
I've raced karts while high and it didn't affect lap times much, though I'd argue it does affect them slliiiightly.
However, even two beers (and I hold my own decently) affects my laps greatly. I studied this with three other regulars and we found similar results between all of us.
Not that it makes it a accurate study but it was interesting none the less.
