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<\/a>A new National Highway Transportation Safety Administration study <\/a>has found that driving while drunk is more dangerous than driving under the influence of other drugs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Under the data, positive test results for several types of drugs found only small increases in the risk of a crash, but being under the influence of alcohol caused an almost 600% increase in the risk of being in a wreck.<\/p>\nThe study makes for a good headline, but it certainly doesn’t make for good science.\u00a0 You see, the findings don’t mean that driving under the influence of other drugs is safe.\u00a0 Far from it.\u00a0 But what the study does highlight is the need to find better tests to determine when the driver is under the influence of drugs.<\/p>\n
The best example was the study relating to marijuana.\u00a0 There is no doubt that driving under the influence of marijuana is dangerous.\u00a0 The real issue is determining who is (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new National Highway Transportation Safety Administration study has found that driving while drunk is more dangerous than driving under the influence of other drugs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Under the data, positive test results for several types of drugs found only small increases…<\/span><\/p>\n