Research over the years has highlighted a number of public policies that have proven effective at reducing traffic fatalities. Increasing the drinking age to 21 reduced deaths by about 9 percent. And mandatory seat belt laws have had a similar impact in saving the lives of 14-to-18-year-olds.
Policy-makers may now want to add to this list an unexpected intervention: Legalize medical marijuana.
How will someone stoned on marijuana reduce traffic deaths?
ReplyDeleteDid you read the article 7:25? Stop being so lazy!
ReplyDeleteFrom the article, "The two data points – traffic deaths and marijuana legalization – don’t seem obviously connected. But Anderson and Rees point out that they’re both linked to a common social ill: beer consumption."
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