Why do they do it?
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Tonight having just come on duty, I was committed to a pre planned operation when leaving a major roundabout on my way there I came across a serious RTC about 50 yards from the exit of the R/A.
A Ford Fiesta 'M' reg was steaming in the middle of the road with its single airbag deployed and the drivers door wide open. A young man staggered towards me with a quite serious head injury (his right eyelid in tatters and hanging across his nose into the bargain). A large Transit van was stopped on the opposite carraigeway with serious front end damage.
He asked me if he had glass in his eye. I was unable to see properly because of the mess it was in. I gave him first aid and removed what glass he had from the surrounding injury. Whilst he was lying in the recovery position and I was trying to keep him from becoming too deeply shocked he said.
"Its alright mate, It doesn't hurt because I am stoned. Weve been smoking cannabis!"
I asked him if he was driving when the car crashed. He stated he was the passenger. Another young man standing close by told me he was the guilty party!
The driver was subsequently arrested for being unfit through drink orr drugs. The passenger was taken away to undergo plastic surgery.
Why do kids think it is OK to go to a remote area and smoke their joints in cars, then drive away after doing it. I see so many of them!
This Govt needs shagging with the rough end of a pineapple over their stance on drugs and young people!!!!
A Ford Fiesta 'M' reg was steaming in the middle of the road with its single airbag deployed and the drivers door wide open. A young man staggered towards me with a quite serious head injury (his right eyelid in tatters and hanging across his nose into the bargain). A large Transit van was stopped on the opposite carraigeway with serious front end damage.
He asked me if he had glass in his eye. I was unable to see properly because of the mess it was in. I gave him first aid and removed what glass he had from the surrounding injury. Whilst he was lying in the recovery position and I was trying to keep him from becoming too deeply shocked he said.
"Its alright mate, It doesn't hurt because I am stoned. Weve been smoking cannabis!"
I asked him if he was driving when the car crashed. He stated he was the passenger. Another young man standing close by told me he was the guilty party!
The driver was subsequently arrested for being unfit through drink orr drugs. The passenger was taken away to undergo plastic surgery.
Why do kids think it is OK to go to a remote area and smoke their joints in cars, then drive away after doing it. I see so many of them!
This Govt needs shagging with the rough end of a pineapple over their stance on drugs and young people!!!!
I do agree, driving while stoned is almost as bad as driving whildt drunk. It is not as bad though. Remember the 5th Gear programme?? where the stones guys drove much slower and carefully.
Then again, as with our conning government saying speed kills (yes off course it can etc) it is not black and white.
I remember a mate at my works, who was driving his moterbike along a village road like an idiot on the wrong side, and an old bloke coming slowly the other way hit him head on. The old bloke had been drinking, and was obviously blamed and charged for the accident, even though it was not his fault by any means.
I am not saying that drugs didnt cause this, but it is tto easy to blame something.
Then again, as with our conning government saying speed kills (yes off course it can etc) it is not black and white.
I remember a mate at my works, who was driving his moterbike along a village road like an idiot on the wrong side, and an old bloke coming slowly the other way hit him head on. The old bloke had been drinking, and was obviously blamed and charged for the accident, even though it was not his fault by any means.
I am not saying that drugs didnt cause this, but it is tto easy to blame something.
gone said:
Why do kids think it is OK to go to a remote area and smoke their joints in cars, then drive away after doing it. I see so many of them!
This Govt needs shagging with the rough end of a pineapple over their stance on drugs and young people!!!!
It's a consequence of traffic policing methods I'm afraid. The obsession with speed - and only speed - and cameras.
No trafpol ; no-one to stop us doing what we like.
On the fifth gear trial the bloke didn't have that much to smoke and was a hardened smoker. If you smoke a lot of dope I think it's harder to drive than driving pissed and therefore more dangerous. I know this because I have done both when I was younger. Something that I would never do now, as I have grown up.
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Gone said:I think you know the answer as well as we do, Gone: because they are too thick to think about the risk of death, but they know that the risk of being caught by a traffic Policeman is very small and that speed cameras don't detect drugs.
Why do kids think it is OK to go to a remote area and smoke their joints in cars, then drive away after doing it. I see so many of them!
Eugh! 
That sounds like a nasty injury. IMHO drug-driving is at least as bad as drink-driving. I've never driven under the influence of either, but feel I'd be totally hopeless behind the wheel on drugs.
Are the sentences similar for drug and drink driving convictions?
>> Edited by JulianHJ on Saturday 11th December 14:50
That sounds like a nasty injury. IMHO drug-driving is at least as bad as drink-driving. I've never driven under the influence of either, but feel I'd be totally hopeless behind the wheel on drugs.
Are the sentences similar for drug and drink driving convictions?
>> Edited by JulianHJ on Saturday 11th December 14:50
Simple, they've been brqwinwashed into thinking that they are invulnerable as long as they don't speed.
Many, many years ago a mate of mine was pulled on the M11, stoned, on his way to London, "Have you any idea what your speed was?" asked plod, "er, no I don't actually" he said "You were doing 45mph" replied plod
Many, many years ago a mate of mine was pulled on the M11, stoned, on his way to London, "Have you any idea what your speed was?" asked plod, "er, no I don't actually" he said "You were doing 45mph" replied plod
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