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>compared to alcohol Yeah we're not comparing it to driving under the influence of alcohol, we're comparing it to driving sober - as you should.

aaomidi 2y ago
Last time this conversation propped up, I decided to do some research (aka reading actual papers and not the 3 line executive conclusion written by DEA or DEA adjacent agencies). If I remember correctly, when controlling for gender and age, driving high had a marginal impact (and in some cases actually decreased incidents of accidents). The problem is, determining if a driver is “high” is extremely crude. If you used weed at any point in a week, it’s very likely that if you’re tested for weed it’s gonna show positive which inflates all sorts of statistics. Anyway the funny conclusion was driving while male was significantly more dangerous for the driver and society than driving while high.
chmod775 2y ago
That's fine. I was just putting pants on a strawman.
ok_dad 2y ago
It’s funny, when I get high on weed I race better in online sim racing. When I’m totally sober my record is much poorer. I’m not saying it’s right to drive in the real world while high or not, and I personally wouldn’t, but this is one anecdote you can think about later that goes along with the sibling post about research saying the safety effect is marginal.
- pclmulqdq 2y ago
  Stick to the game for all our sakes.
  - ok_dad 2y ago
    Is this comment even needed? I just finished saying I don’t. You’re being parental.
Spooky23 2y ago
It’s hard for you to support that assertion, as little research exists as it’s not funded.
- lannisterstark 2y ago
  >It’s hard for you to support that assertion, What assertion, that you should drive sober? It is literally the only statement I've made in that comment. So you shouldn't drive sober and there's not any research done to support that claim? lol.

aaomidi 2y ago

Last time this conversation propped up, I decided to do some research (aka reading actual papers and not the 3 line executive conclusion written by DEA or DEA adjacent agencies). If I remember correctly, when controlling for gender and age, driving high had a marginal impact (and in some cases actually decreased incidents of accidents). The problem is, determining if a driver is “high” is extremely crude. If you used weed at any point in a week, it’s very likely that if you’re tested for weed it’s gonna show positive which inflates all sorts of statistics. Anyway the funny conclusion was driving while male was significantly more dangerous for the driver and society than driving while high.

chmod775 2y ago

That's fine. I was just putting pants on a strawman.

ok_dad 2y ago

It’s funny, when I get high on weed I race better in online sim racing. When I’m totally sober my record is much poorer. I’m not saying it’s right to drive in the real world while high or not, and I personally wouldn’t, but this is one anecdote you can think about later that goes along with the sibling post about research saying the safety effect is marginal.

pclmulqdq 2y ago
Stick to the game for all our sakes.
- ok_dad 2y ago
  Is this comment even needed? I just finished saying I don’t. You’re being parental.

Spooky23 2y ago

It’s hard for you to support that assertion, as little research exists as it’s not funded.

lannisterstark 2y ago
>It’s hard for you to support that assertion, What assertion, that you should drive sober? It is literally the only statement I've made in that comment. So you shouldn't drive sober and there's not any research done to support that claim? lol.