Not exact matches
The risk of riding with an impaired
driver was much higher for peer
drivers than for older adult
drivers (21 percent vs. 2.4 percent for
marijuana, 17 percent vs. 4 percent for alcohol, and 5.4 percent vs. less
than 1 percent for illicit drugs).
«Teen driving and
marijuana use: More
than one in four high school seniors drive after using alcohol or drugs, or ride with a
driver who has.»
More
drivers are concerned about people using
marijuana and getting behind the wheel in states where the drug is legal
than elsewhere.
Drivers surveyed during the daytime in Washington were more likely to test positive after the state legalized recreational sales of
marijuana than before.
CDOT reports that in 2016, more
than 17 % percent of impaired
driver accidents involved
marijuana.
For example, studies have shown that people who use
marijuana make more mistakes, have more trouble adjusting to glare and get arrested for traffic violations more
than other
drivers.
Although no definitive study has been done, analysts theorize that there are more
drivers operating vehicles under the influence of
marijuana than there are drunk
drivers.