INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA ON DRIVING

The role of cannabis in traffic accident causality is still unknown. That it is often detected in crash-involved drivers could either indicate a causal role or simply reflect the fact that it is the most used illicit drug. This book contains a comprehensive literature review concerning many aspects of cannabis, including its effects on driving performance and traffic safety. It continues with a description of one laboratory and three actual driving studies that progressively approached reality. These were conducted on a closed section of a primary highway, on a primary highway in the presence of other traffic, and in urban traffic. Together, they answer the questions addressed by the book: does cannabis impair driving performance, and if so, how much in comparison with other psychoactive drugs.

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  Institute for Human Psychopharmacology (IHP)

  University of Limberg P.O. Box 616
  6200 MD Maastricht,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • ROBBE, HWJ
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 232 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Driver performance; Drivers; Drugged drivers; Drunk driving; Marijuana; Personnel performance
• Old TRIS Terms: Drug caused accidents; Human performance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00663018
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9051470231
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1994 12:00AM