My grandpa taught me how to drive; he started with me on his lap when I was still wearin' diapers. I loved to drive. When I got older I loved to toke but, driving got me busted, a lot. I quit driving and really enjoy the freedom and anonymity that public transit offers. Of course, I also avoid flying like the plague.

Does toking cannabis affect one's driving. Of course. Criminally so? I doubt it.

what the fuck you expect from south dakota.

Statistics indicate that most busts for pot are highway or street busts related to auto travel. The cops look for signs of partying.

Trying to be discrete by rolling down the car windows or opening the sunroof all the way during freezing or night-time temperatures to clear smoke odor, etc., is like a blinking neon sign to cops that says "bust me."

There is a DVD that covers a lot of good info on traffic stop strategies used by cops that was produced by a reformed ex-traffic-officer, Barry Cooper. It's called "Never get Busted Again" and can be obtained at http://www.nevergetbusted.com . There is one section in Barry Cooper's DVD dealing with allowing car searches that I disagree with. Better to follow ACLU advice (See DVD "Busted" available from DRCNet) and never consent to a search without a warrant.

We see how pot profoundly impares people
- as they sit on a couch and watch TV-
- as they sit in a chair at school and attempt to learn
-as they fumble through decades of temporal life..

mix that level of cannabis induced mental imparement with a gasoline engine propelling a ton of steel in traffic with other profoundly stupid people behind the wheel..and we get escalated highway slaughter..
No wonder the insurance people are keen of denying coverage to any accidnets that are caused by stoners- ya and all those dead drunks in former years all claiming they can handle tbooze and driving.. well the time has come to stop the stoners from driving...

maybe in ancient times a stoner was not a social problem riding on horseback or walking, but driving a ton of steel in traffic ?
get reaL, EVEN IF JUST THIS ONCE

but ha! this is a drug apology website, but jerks none the less

Lol. I delivered pizza for 3 years stoned out of my head every day and never caused an accident or even got pulled over. Its a risk, yes. But I've seen worse drivers who were sober. The risk invloved here is more legal than an accident liability. Just be careful out there. And, to stick with the thick layer of PC in this aricle: Don't toke the weed in your car, kiddies! Take it from someone who got away with it. :D

I got sketched out one day driving down Interstate 25 when I noticed a K9 cop driving along side cars with his sniff dog hanging out the window. He would pull up next to a car and stay along side for a few minutes then move up to the next car... as if he were letting the dog get a whiff of us all in search of something he couldn't see. Weird!

In the last few years there has been a steady increase in highway accidents which is in direct relation to the number of : cell phones ; MP3 players ; Portable DVD ; Fast food and coffee shop drive-thrus ; and constant inattention of younger less experienced drivers who are in too much of a rush to keep up with our greedy society . Alcohol and marijuana may cause impairment but with all the other distractions around today ... the operation of a "motor vehicle" today is just a big joke ,,,

PAY ATTENTION !!!

AND SLOW DOWN !!

Here's an interesting clip of a "Driving While Stoned" experiment on British TV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJx0GqR3P_o

Although some studies and experiments have shown that marijuana doesn't adversely affect driving as much as other things like alcohol and cell phones, it's still a stupid idea to hotbox, fishbowl, go on high rides, or whatever you call it.

But what's even more stupid is prohibition, which pushes lots of young people out of public places and onto the roads, where many feel a false sense of security. During my college years, it was common for my peers to pack up a bong and drive around town instead of smoking up in the dorms. And while I didn't know anyone who got into a car accident while driving stoned, I knew plenty who got searched and arrested.

High rides just aren't cool.

LOL I have been driving and toking for years. Sure, I shouldn't be, but I have never so much as been pulled over or made a traffic error. weed isn't booze, asshats!! You'd be surprised how many people have a spliff behind the wheel. Just be sure to have cigarettes on hand, if you get pulled over, light one up, it will totally cover the smell of the 420.

ive been smokin pot in my car for years, as has my husband, both sets of parents, his brother and sister, my brother and sister, and many many friends. high rides are basically imbedded in my blood. ive never been pulled over and none of the above mentioned people have ever been arrested for marijuana use. the trick is to break one law at a time. if there is no reason for an officer to pull you over you have nothing to worry about. of course, whether you have to worry or not depends on experience, method of smoking, where you are, etc. just dont be stupid about it. unfortunately though people are stupid about it and give driving stoners a bad name.

ahhaha, ya we wouldn't want any pot head drivers out there taking time at signs and being polite to other drivers.. that doesn't mix well in todays society.