Earlier quoted context omitted.
As is driving unimpaired. https://www.stripes.com/us-army-soldier-three-others-serious...
nobody should ever be allowed to drive ever then
Perhaps - automobile-related deaths outnumber gun-related deaths about 30:1.
Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis
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Re: Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis
#222Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apologies, one thing I forgot to mention is that once reasonable suspicion is established, and an arrest happens, if you aren't blowing over 0.08 for alcohol, police will request a blood test. It's possible that for frequent users, THC will show up in these blood tests even though they haven't recently smoked. If an officer screens you on our device (which only has a 3 hour window of detection) and there is no THC, t…
>It's possible that for frequent users, THC will show up in these blood tests even though they haven't recently smoked That leaves reasonable doubt. Reasonable doubt favors the accused. If your device removes reasonable doubt, it does not benefit the accused.
The device adds reasonable doubt over the status quo in the case where a blood test shows positive for THC and the device shows negative.
Re: Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis
#223> a similarly impairing dose of cannabis results in 0.00001 ppm of the drug in breath.
Would you mind citing a source? My understanding of why this has been a difficult problem thus far is that THC concentration is not inversely proportional to motor function (unlike alcohol). I.e. the drug effects people differently and simply measuring THC concentration alone is not enough to indicate intoxication or lack thereof.
Re: Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis
#224Just the fact that you will be profiting off of this perceived issue, means you have some interest in the root causes of impaired driving remaining unsolved. Reading statements like this just tells me you have dollar signs in your eyes: > we're imagining a world where there are one of our devices in every police car in North America Nowhere did I see a sentiment akin to this: > we're imagining a world where people ac…
I think comments like this are incredibly harmful. There is a strong need for this device, and this person is working to fill the need.
To also hoist the responsibility of fixing society's fundamental issues and ask him/her to give up the revenue (not just profit) that they earns is absurd. I would say that this person is doing more than their fair share.
Re: Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis
#2251) You mention THC. Do you test for CBD as well?
2) What if I walk around on the train or bus station, and I inhale some cannabis from someone who smokes? (This scenario is realistic for me.)
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#227I think this is really cool.
I always wondered though, the way we correlate numbers to driving ability seems sketchy. Some people take multiple large dabs of cannabis concentrate - and they're barely feeling it. This is because they basically do this all day every day.
Someone like that would fail this test, despite their motor skills remaining near baseline.
It's clearly different for alcohol, because it directly increases "network latency" (if you will) of motor control and sensory inputs.
So ultimately I would like a push to improve roadside driving ability testing, regardless of suspected substance use. This covers sleepiness, dehydration, etc.
Re: Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis
#228Earlier quoted context omitted.
Driving impaired in any way shape or form is dangerous. https://www.dailycamera.com/2016/06/09/affidavit-teen-driver...
Does smoking marijuana impair driving skills though? The assumption is yes... but is that actually the case? Maybe the kid in the story you linked crashed due to his speeding to reach home by curfew and not because he smoked marijuana that night.
It would make sense that it does, at some level of consumption, just as with anything else that messes with your brain, including alcohol, prescription drugs, lack of sleep and so on.
Re: Launch HN: SannTek (YC S19) – Breathalyzer for Cannabis
#229It is documented that white & black Americans consume roughly cannabis at roughly the rate, yet black Americans are 3.73x more likely to be arrested for it (figure from the ACLU). How is this device not going to contribute to that disparity?
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#230Just the fact that you will be profiting off of this perceived issue, means you have some interest in the root causes of impaired driving remaining unsolved. Reading statements like this just tells me you have dollar signs in your eyes: > we're imagining a world where there are one of our devices in every police car in North America Nowhere did I see a sentiment akin to this: > we're imagining a world where people ac…
I think comments like this are incredibly harmful. There is a strong need for this device, and this person is working to fill the need. To also hoist the responsibility of fixing society's fundamental issues and ask him/her to give up the revenue (not just profit) that they earns is absurd. I would say that this person is doing more than their fair share.
> There is a strong need for this device
Show me. "Many people are saying" is not evidence, it's argumentum ad populum.
> doing more than their fair share
Your opinion, while noted, is disagreeable to me.