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LSD Effect : The deadly accident killed four people, including a policeman, and caused serious injuries to four others.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/police-confirm...

Over 10,000 people died in drink driving incidents in the US along last year. Distraction from mobile phones also led to thousands of accidents, should they be illegal too?

Let's now throw the baby out with the bathwater.

> Distraction from mobile phones also led to thousands of accidents, should they be illegal too?

When using any type of vehicle in public areas: Absolutely. And they already are in many places [1] (at least under certain conditions).

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phones_and_driving_safet...

His point (I assume) isn't that these things aren't or shouldn't be illegal while driving, it's that you can make it illegal to drive under the influence without banning being under the influence.

I think he meant mobile phones being illegal.

Now, this is a statement of fact, which is always nice but I don't see what is the point being made here.

Is it that LSD is a concern for public safety? If so this incident puts it in the same category as drunk driving, texting while driving, and being so horny that you can't look at the road while looking at the woman in the red dress.

This article is two days old and I don't think ME would have published his report yet. So it is not even clear that the driver was conscious.

Yes, don't operate heavey machinery when using any mind altering substance is good default rule. Unless you are a fighter pilot and you've got your Uncle Sam issued speed.

There are many military flight operations where the requirements of the mission preclude them being done in anything resembling a "normal workday".

I have no objection to those pilots being prescribed/issued go pills.

From the same website:

"Sunday’s bizarre drunk-driving that claimed nine lives near the Gambir train station should serve as a terrible reminder for the authorities and public about the dangers of driving under influence."[0]

[0] http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/01/29/by-way-drunkar...

I don't think single person advocates operating heavy machinery while under the influence of any mind altering drug, legal or not. LSD can be safe to use while at the same time unsafe to drive on, just like alcohol or cannabis.

US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: "Epidemiology studies suggest the incidence of LSD in driving under the influence cases is extremely rare." http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/research/job185drugs/lyse...

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