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Car accidents are by far the leading cause of personal injury on the territory of the Province of Ontario and this has been undisputed and unchanged in significant amount of time. While it’s true that the majority of car accidents happen in the larger cities and they are just a matter of insurance that never reaches the court, there are particularly dangerous situations in which you could be severely damaged and even permanently disabled. One of the most serious causes for car accidents is alcohol impaired driving or DUI (Driving Under the Influence).
Drug Impaired driving – the specifications to consider
There are quite a few things that need to be said on the topic of drug impaired driving. We live in strange times in which certain substances, which are usually referred to as drugs get legalized. Marijuana is the most common and obvious example. This is actually raising a significant amount of different complications and concerns. Additionally, driving under the influence of alcohol can be detrimental not just for the drunk driver but others on the road. Most of the road accidents are due to negligence or DUI. Drug-impaired driving is without a doubt a very serious concern and it’s becoming more so with the aforementioned legalization as it becomes a reality.
The things to consider
Right now, Ontario drivers who are impaired by the usage of drugs and cause an accident could be facing fines of up to $180 as well as license suspension for the first time. These are rather new legislative changes and they have one simple idea behind them – to allow road traffic patrols to actually get as many drug impaired drivers suspended and off the road. This is a very serious and important task. What is more, this is a very sound start of the year and a very serious warning to those who would drive under the influence of certain drugs.
However, the truth is that the measures should become even more serious and there needs to be mandatory public education which would provide those who need it the chance to learn and understand what’s important.
However, detecting marijuana isn’t that easy. In order to detect THC, you would need to go for a urine test and an invasive blood test. As you can probably imagine, these tests can’t be carried out in field conditions and they require medical supervision, at least the second test. Of course, this renders the policemen rather helpless in situations of the kind. What is more, Canada hasn’t actually established a certain content legal limit of the THC that you are allowed to carry as a driver. It’s obvious that these are issues which need to be addressed. And, the sooner this is done the better for the overall public safety. After all, marijuana is most certainly going to impair your judgment as a driver.