Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 12:33:53 -0700
Reply-To: "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
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From: "Steven X. Schwenk" <sxs@SCHWENK-LAW.COM>
Subject: Re: DRLs
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I have another safety report commissioned by the CHP which ended up
concluding that moderate marajuana use actually slightly improved some
driving abilities (among those tested) with no significant diminishment
of others. They tested sober dirvers/alcohol / marajuana. Needless to
say, alcohol has a tremendous negative effect at surprisingly low blood
levels. The report is about 80 pages long...I stumbled upon it once
doing research for a case I had several years back. I am not endorsing
it here....and don't try this at home, kids... These reports/studies
obviously have their limits....
Jim Arnott wrote:
> Scott McDonell <scott@KONNECTIONS.COM> wrote:
> Subject: Re: Dorky DRL's..
>
> Clipped...
> >there has been statistically proven, more motorcycle deaths,
> since the
> >introduction of those stupid DRL's...
>
> Where can one find these statistics? Thanks.
>
> Scott and the list,
>
> The statistics are available from:
>
> The Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of
> Countermeasures, is a study conducted by the University of
> Southern California (USC). With funds from the National Highway
> Traffic Safety Administration, researcher Harry Hurt investigated
> almost every aspect of 900 motorcycle accidents in the Los Angeles
> area. Additionally, Hurt and his staff analyzed 3,600 motorcycle
> traffic accident reports in the same geographic area.
>
> Reprinted here for your information and use are the findings. The
> final report is several hundred pages. If you would like to order
> this document, the order information is:
>
> Motorcycle Accident Cause Factors and Identification of
> Countermeasures
> Volume 1: Technical Report, Hurt, H.H., Ouellet, J.V. and Thom,
> D.R.
> Traffic Safety Center, University of Southern California
> Los Angeles, California 90007
> Contract No. DOT HS-5-01160
> January 1981 (Final Report)
>
> This document is available through:
>
> The National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia
> 22161
>
> And now you know as much as I know... though I have read the
> summary.
>
> Search on "Hurt Report" using the search engine of your choice.
>
> Jim Arnott
> Union, OR
> '83.5 Vanagon
> '77 ASI Riviera II
> '84 Honda VF1000F
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