Marijuana's risk to drivers debated

[Egalitarian Thug]

50. The problem with legislation of this type is that it can't work.

Some people function well under the influence of certain substances, others do not. There are a wide range of native skills that cannot be considered in the law because they are individually variable across an infinite spectrum. 'Little Al' Unser has a pretty well exercised drinking arm due to the constant workout it gets, but drunk on his ass, as long as he remains conscious, he is still better than 99% of the other drivers on any given road in a crisis scenario.

The solution is easy, rather than trying to decide on some irrelevant and ultimately useless random number and declaring it the blanket standard under which all are judged, we go back to holding the individual responsible for his/her actions. If you cause a traffic accident, it doesn't really matter whether you caused it because you made a mistake, are a really bad driver, or are drunk, the fault lies with you.