Cannabis use linked to dangerous driving
Scientists at the Université de Montréal have discovered that impulsive young men are more likely to drive under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and more likely to be involved in motor vehicle accidents.
“We observed that dangerous driving behaviours are interrelated. Individuals scoring high on impulsivity or sensation-seeking scales demonstrated an elevated risk of driving under the influence of cannabis,” says senior author Jacques Bergeron, a professor at the Université de Montréal’s Department of Psychology.
“To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the association between driving under the influence of cannabis and a wide range of dangerous driving behaviours.”
The study found that men who reported DUIC during the previous 12 months were more likely to suffer a car crash with material damage.
The sample included only 83 men aged 17 to 49, so the results should be interpreted with caution.