2012-11-07, 04:31 PM
Takebacker Wrote:My point is crap because people are different? K.
Not only is that implied, it doesn't take much from a research standpoint to get data on that. Take a sample group of sober drivers, observe them for X days or hours. Take a sample group of the same drivers, observe them driving high for X days or hours. Boom. Research data.
You posted an assumption:
Takebacker Wrote:If anything it's safer because the slowed perceptions cause people to drive the actual speed limit which they think to be fast enough already.I am refuting that statement because people are different and do things according to how they want to do them.
Yes you could do research on that and could probably eventually make the case for driving while high being relatively safe, but marijuana legalization is a sensitive issue filled with misconceptions and lots of involved parties. I would much rather the government make driving high illegal (but not have the penalty be of the same severity as a DUI for alcohol use) than possibly have driving accidents increase and as a result, negatively affect marijuana legislation support.
I'll support your argument when it alligns with my views and when it makes sense given the current political climate. I am very clearly pro-marijuana legalization, for numerous reasons, so it doesn't take much to convince me.

