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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently reported an increase in number of persons driving under the influence of marijuana around the country, including in Las Vegas. The agency also reported that there has been a reduction in the number of people driving under the influence of alcohol over the same period of time.
Although both pot and alcohol can impair a person's ability to drive, studies seem to indicate that the impairing effect of alcohol is much higher than the effect of marijuana. One study that was conducted in Virginia Beach involved data from more than 3000 drivers involved in an accident. Their blood test results were compared with 6000 drivers, who had not been involved in an accident.
The researchers found that while pot users were also likely to cause accidents, the risk was mainly due to the fact that pot users tend to belong to high-risk categories. For instance, most people who use marijuana are young males, a group of motorists that is already at a high risk of accidents. Therefore, the higher accident risks may not be exclusively linked to marijuana use.
However that doesn't mean that marijuana doesn't impair a person's driving skills and increase the risk of an accident significantly. Several research studies have shown that it does impair a person's judgment, and his ability to react to emergencies in his environment and even his awareness of his environment. The difference seems to be that persons who are stoned seem to be aware that they are impaired, and are therefore, much more likely to try to compensate for their impairment by driving more slowly, and avoiding any aggrieve or risky driving. That kind of self-evaluation of one's own accident risks is not seen in persons who are driving a vehicle while drunk.
If you were injured in an accident, speak to a Las Vegas car accident lawyer about filing a claim to recover compensation for your injuries.
