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MARIHUANA AND DRIVING HAZARDS
Author(s) -
Milner Gerald
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb130632.x
Subject(s) - aeronautics , environmental science , engineering
Recent research indicates that cannabis use is positively associated with the road toll. In controlled laboratory studies it has also been shown to adversely affect perception skills, coordination, braking time and other motor skills, mood, judgement, and so on. In driving studies (in both controlled areas and ordinary traffic) marihuana adversely affected driving safety. The literature on cannabis is diffused over international journals covering a wide range of specialities–this paper draws together the evidence from 22 scientifically valid reports. A report on a 1975 Conference on drugs and driving is described.