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As someone who rides a bike in a state where Pot is legal, there are a fair number of people who are smoking and driving, many more than before legalization. A
by acomjean 5y ago
As someone who rides a bike in a state where Pot is legal, there are a fair number of people who are smoking and driving, many more than before legalization. And the homeless population seems to have embraced pot as well.
The sky hasn't fallen, but when riding I give a wide berth.
There is a lot of inconsistency, but the lines between "drug" and "Recreational substance" are certainly blurred, be it for Opiates or Pot. On one hand our food and drug administration couldn't figure out why in some places they're distributing more opioids than there are people, and voters went from "pot is a medicine" to "pot is recreational". Regulation of anything was a total failure so maybe another plan.. So legalize and pay for treatment.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoThe only thing I am afraid of people driving high on weed is me getting stuck behind someone going too slow, most likely increasing safety for bicyclists and pedestrians. The risk factors are probably ranked something like alcohol > using mobile/driving while sleep deprived > eating/applying makeup >>>>>>> talking to someone >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>high on weed.
- acomjean 5y agoI actually know of someone who was hit by a high driver. Hurt pretty bad. One of the problems is there is not a way to prove pot impairment, so reporting doesn’t really exist (no breathalyzer for pot). Maybe they think they’re driving slow but I haven’t seen any change in speed. Is it worse than texting and driving? probably not, but I suspect it isn’t great either. Pot today is very potent.