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Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by kafkaesq on Monday May 16, 2016 @12:47PM (#11707597)
I'm a big supporter of a technology that can instantly detect whether someone's reflexes are impaired by cannabis.

Wow. So you're also a big supporter of the massive, real-time surveillance infrastructure required to make this possible, then.

Don't think for a minute that those devices (which will inevitably be required in all human-driven cars... for as long as humans are allowed to drive cars, that is) won't be reporting those findings to insurance companies and of course, to one's friendly local police department -- and by extension, all police departments nationwide -- once in place.

Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by striking on Monday May 16, 2016 @12:56PM (#11707671)
I think parent commenter meant a device that can check the impairment of a person's reflexes, physically, when asked. Like a breathalyzer for reflexes.
Re:Stoned drivers are safer than drunk ones, new federal dat... by kafkaesq on Monday May 16, 2016 @01:33PM (#11707957)
You're right; somehow I was reflexively thinking that such a device would have to be be mandatory. But the way you phrase it, it's clear that that wasn't what was being proposed.