01-12-2008, 05:38 AM
I agree, I do not want to share the road with someone who is stoned. In the same way I do not want drunk drivers on the road. ("Friends don't let friends drive drunk.") Impairment, to whatever degree, is still impairment. It doesn't mean pot should be illegal, but what it does mean is that we use the same criteria when we judge issues, paint with the same brush so to speak. Saying alcohol or cellphone use is MORE dangerous is irrelevant. It's about taking responsibility for our own and others' lives. Don't drive under the influence. Period. My experience has been that driving under the influence of pot is a very different experience from driving sober. Sometimes it works for you, as when you're paranoid and you imagine that a police car is following you so you overcompensate and drive very carefully. Sometimes it works against you as when your mind is a million miles away from concentrating on your driving. Yes, the accident statistics don't reflect DUI of marijuana as significant, but I've been there and know there are accidents waiting to happen.