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Big surprise. Get ready for higher car insurance rates , thanks to potheads.
Canada, get ready.
About 14 percent of drivers under the influence of pot had a child in their vehicle.
Legalized marijuana linked to a sharp rise in car crashes
Canada, get ready.
About 14 percent of drivers under the influence of pot had a child in their vehicle.
California Highway Patrol officers investigate the scene of a multi-car crash on Interstate 880 in Fremont, Calif. Several people were killed in a multi-car crash that closed several lanes of a major San Francisco Bay highway and officials say the driver suspected of causing it was under the influence of marijuana.Joseph Geha / AP file
There has been an increase by up to 6 percent in the number of highway crashes in four of the states where the recreational use of marijuana has been legalized, according to a pair of new studies.
The new reports do not prove there’s a direct risk caused by the use of marijuana among motorists, but they raise caution flags, especially since there is no easy way to test drivers to be sure if they are, in fact, under the influence of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, said David Harkey, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Highway Loss Data Institute.
“It’s certainly early in the game,” Harkey told NBC News. But, he warned, “We’re seeing a trend in the wrong direction.”
Legalized marijuana linked to a sharp rise in car crashes