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UK: Dope Drivers Safe
Province, The (CN BC)
Monday 21 Aug 2000 Subj: UK: Dope Drivers Safe Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 Source: Province, The (CN BC) DOPE DRIVERS SAFE: STUDY A study funded by the British government has concluded that regular marijuana users drive more safely under the influence of cannabis. The study of 15 users, conducted by Britain's Transport Research Laboratory, found that the mellowing effects of marijuana made drivers more cautious and less likely to drive dangerously. While marijuana did effect drivers, it was less dangerous than driving while fatigued or drunk. Regular cannabis users were supplied with "Grade A" marijuana from the U.S. for the study. They took four weeks of tests on driving simulators to gauge their reaction time. When the study was announced in January, some believed it would prove that driving under the influence of drugs - dubbed "drug-driving" in Britain - is just as dangerous as drunk driving. Instead, the unexpected conclusion that mellow drivers are relatively safe drivers has been embarassing to the government. Still, the numbers show that high drivers are a hazard on the road. In Britain, the number of people involved in fatal accidents found to have drugs in their blood jumped from three per cent in 1989 to 18 per cent last year.
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