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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lycanthrope" data-source="post: 233494" data-attributes="member: 562">There is evidence to suggest that the % of people driving under the influence of cannabis didnt increase significantly after legalization in states that have done it. People who were responsible enough to obey the current laws likely will not break them once legalization occurs, or risk driving while intoxicated. You may also find this interesting. Some data again suggesting that driving while high isnt nearly as dangerous as driving while drunk...[h=4]RESULTS:[/h]The proportion of persons driving under the  influence of alcohol is estimated at 2.1% (95% CI: 1.4-2.8) and under  the influence of cannabis at 3.4% (2.9%-3.9%). Drivers under the  influence of alcohol are 17.8 times (12.1-26.1) more likely to be  responsible for a fatal accident, and the proportion of fatal accidents  which would be prevented if no drivers ever exceeded the legal limit for  alcohol is estimated at 27.7% (26.0%-29.4%). Drivers under the  influence of cannabis multiply their risk of being responsible for  causing a fatal accident by 1.65 (1.16-2.34), and the proportion of  fatal accidents which would be prevented if no drivers ever drove under  the influence of cannabis is estimated at 4.2% (3.7%-4.8%). An increased  risk linked to opiate use has also been found to be significant, but  with low prevalence, requiring caution in interpreting this finding.  Other groups of narcotics have even lower prevalence, and the associated  extra risks cannot be assessed.[h=4]CONCLUSION:[/h]Almost a  decade separates the present study from a similar one previously  conducted in France, and there have been numerous developments in the  intervening years. Even so, the prevalence of drivers responsible for  causing fatal accidents under the influence of alcohol or narcotics has  stayed remarkably stable, as have the proportion of fatal accidents  which could in theory be prevented if no drivers ever exceeded the legal  limits. The overall number of deaths from traffic accidents has dropped  sharply during this period, and the number of victims attributable to  alcohol and/or cannabis declined proportionally. Alcohol remains the  main problem in France. It is just as important to note that one in two  drivers considered to be under the influence of cannabis was also under  the influence of alcohol. With risks cumulating between the two, it is  particularly important to point out the danger of consuming them  together.</blockquote>

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