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Cannabis and driving? Studies reveal big risks

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Re: Cannabis and driving? Studies reveal big risks

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Participants got behind the wheel of a driving simulator equipped with everything you’d find in a real car – from the steering wheel to the pedals and dashboard. A large touchscreen, similar to those found in newer vehicles, allows for music to play and text messages to come through. Three oversized monitors provide 180 degrees of visual coverage to create a realistic, immersive driving environment." Seems pretty cl…

Still a simulator is not going to replicate the mind set of actually driving a vehicle. It probably helps a little bit that the participants are high, but still it’s not even close.

racing drivers train on them. So I'd say they get pretty close.

Re: Cannabis and driving? Studies reveal big risks

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I don't see how anyone would even want to attempt to drive while baked.

/Some/ people view Cannabis as some wonder drug, that has no negative effects whatsoever, and really play on that idea.

These same people also wanted to keep it medicinal, so if they kill a family while under the influence, it's not counted as under the influence.
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