More Dangerous Than We Knew
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Just a couple of weeks ago, we addressed the issue of drugged driving, and the role that THC can play in driver impairment. We talked about the need for a roadside test to measure THC content reliably enough to stand up in Court, in support of a charge of operating a vehicle while impaired.
Appears we were ahead of the curve. Now comes significant new findings that confirm some of our worst fears. From an article in Science Direct:
Nearly half of drivers killed in crashes had THC in their blood
The new study examined records of auto fatalities in Montgomery County, Ohio, population 536,000 (Dayton is the county seat). The researchers found that 42% of drivers who died in crashes during the six years of the study had high (in some cases, very high) levels of THC at the time of their fatal accident.
The article notes that most states where limits on THC content have been set put the level for driver impairment at or below 5 ng/mL. Yet the average result found in the...
Appears we were ahead of the curve. Now comes significant new findings that confirm some of our worst fears. From an article in Science Direct:
Nearly half of drivers killed in crashes had THC in their blood
The new study examined records of auto fatalities in Montgomery County, Ohio, population 536,000 (Dayton is the county seat). The researchers found that 42% of drivers who died in crashes during the six years of the study had high (in some cases, very high) levels of THC at the time of their fatal accident.
The article notes that most states where limits on THC content have been set put the level for driver impairment at or below 5 ng/mL. Yet the average result found in the...
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