Driving BLAZED

There are too many variables to this question. A noob smoker blazed out of his brain trying to drive would probably be just as bad as a drunk driver. If you’ve been smoking for years, and overall have a tolerance built up as well as just being all and all more familiar with how marijuana affects you, I believe the risks can be substantially mitigated.

Reaction time is important but it’s not the only piece of the puzzle. Each person still has their own driving style which can range from aggressive with little respect for the rules of the road to a defensive driver that pays attention to his surroundings and respects traffic law. For example, a minor reaction time increase could have drastically different implications for a driver who likes to tailgate vs. one that leaves a reasonable multi-second gap.

For me, driving sober is extremely stressful and I freak out on a lot of stuff like entering a crowded freeway, going over tall bridges, driving near one of those cement barriers, etc. When I smoke and drive I spend less time stressed out about random shit and more time focused on the road.

when i drive stoned i pay alot more attention to my surroundings ya granit sometimes it feels im a tad slower but its still a great feeling and I can do it just as well sober

I sometimes drive better for sure. my reaction time actually improves... this is true for a lot of my friends because they play a lot of video games better when high.

but yeah driving around baked with some chill music is good times in my book.

To me its just not worth the risk .

I drove stoned once with my mom in the car and she said i was driving better than usual lol!

I drive stoned a lot man. I've got a lot of practice under my belt with this task. Hell, I can drive stoned off my ass with a pipe and lighter in my hands and steer with one of my knees. I know someone out there is saying, "that fucking guy is a retard." But really, I'm just as good at driving sober as I and stoned. I think it just takes practice, the first time I was really stoned and I tried driving I couldn't get ten feet from the side of a street to the corner of another. But just look at me know:D :thumbsup:

actually, you know what... i hope everyone of you gets busted, and gets a sentence so unfair it's not even believable... don't listen to me, drive stoned all you want.... i'm sure you won't care when/if you kill someone's mother or father...

i don't care how many times you say it, you may think you're special and drive better, but you don't simple as that.... just because YOU think you're driving better doesn't mean you are... as for the person saying their mother said you drove better, if she did know you were stoned when you were driving, she shoulda slapped the shit out of you before even letting you stick the keys in the ignition, if she didn't know, she was probably just seeing how damn paranoid you were...

you may be more CAUTIOUS, but that doesn't mean you're driving better, and what about when you get used to it and 'it's no big deal anymore'? and driving with your knees? jesus christ... if you're going to smoke in a car while driving, either have everything ready, or stop the damned car to get shit ready when it needs to be... i garu-fucking-tee you won't be able to jerk that wheel should some kid jump out infront of you while you're hands are busy rolling that joint, or sparking up that bowl.... unless you're going 20 mph or less.... and that's hoping he's ATLEAST a car lenght ahead of you...

there is no excuse for being wreckless, absolutely none, nil, nothing... there is NO WAY to justify it... go ahead and bring on the flames, cuz i know all ofyou are just dying to after reading what i have to say, but atleast i have the common sense to not get in a car while i'm high thinking i'm god-all-mighty and am diffrent then every other intoxicated driver on the road...

for anyone else that has kids out there, i sure hope you don't agree with this type of behaviour... i'd rather not have some drunk or high person out there, in control of over a ton of steel when my kid could be the indirect target of this disaster waiting to happen... and don't bother giving me 'i should watch my kid better' shit.... i shouldn't EVEN HAVE to worry about some fucked up idiot out there and how well they can drive when they're fucked up...

make your excuses and feel special all you want, BUT YOU'RE NOT.

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Originally Posted by mfqr

It's not like driving drunk or anything. If you can do it well, why not do it?

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Just because you THINK you are driving well doesnt mean you are.

From what I've experienced and one test done on the subject (I'll find the link to the study and repost it) driving high doesn't actually harm your ability to do normal driving, but if a situation came up (Such as a car about to hit you, or other unusual situations), you won't be able to react as quickly.

So you're probably safe if you're driving a few blocks from one house to another, but I'd recommend not driving high in any area that will take extra attention.

slipknot bro, calm down

i agree with you...i said i knnow my reaction time is down and i know i dont drive better....i feel comfortable enough and frankly...make a dumb decision because i have a blast and most of the time wanna get some taco bell

so thanks for all the advice

for all the people who think they actually drive better well u dont know the facts.....i know them....i just make bad decisions, so sue me...im sure uve made some worse decisions in ur life to haev a good time