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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 18:36, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
The intro needs to be revised. It makes strong assertions that are then contradicted in the fuller page ("known to cause impaired driving in users, with effects on a driver similar to those of alcohol" where the following article reports, multiple times, that cannabis has no statistically significant impact on driving, and even that antihistamines and penicillin have a stronger impact on the odds of a vehicle crash than cannabis.) The sources cited in support of the intro's assertions, the BCMJ and a pop-science book, are dubious. BCMJ has an impact factor of less than 0.2, essentially no one finds it credible, and while impact factor is not a perfect measurement, such a low value is concerning when lacking more credible support for such a strong statement. The other source is a pop-sci book, and has received no positive attention within a relevant scientific source. Both sources are also by Canadian authors, which is curious.
The intro should be revised to highlight prevailing uncertainty regarding the relationship between cannabis and impaired driving. The assertions currently standing in the intro should be moved into the broader discussion, and the broader discussion might benefit from being split by results of the studies. I suspect splitting the discussion in this way would also homogenise the discussion by scientific credibility. Winjammer ( talk) 16:43, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
@ Bri: with regards to your revert: per WP:ELNO, in the external links section there should be only an official link, or no link at all. I support removal of the whole external links section if that is better than removal of all but the CDC link (a federal agency). -- Treetear ( talk) 01:28, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
There's an article for Drunk driving in the United States.
There's a lot of content here about the United States.
Should we fork out Cannabis and impaired driving in the United States?
@ Bri: Any thoughts? --- Another Believer ( Talk) 00:24, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 18:36, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
The intro needs to be revised. It makes strong assertions that are then contradicted in the fuller page ("known to cause impaired driving in users, with effects on a driver similar to those of alcohol" where the following article reports, multiple times, that cannabis has no statistically significant impact on driving, and even that antihistamines and penicillin have a stronger impact on the odds of a vehicle crash than cannabis.) The sources cited in support of the intro's assertions, the BCMJ and a pop-science book, are dubious. BCMJ has an impact factor of less than 0.2, essentially no one finds it credible, and while impact factor is not a perfect measurement, such a low value is concerning when lacking more credible support for such a strong statement. The other source is a pop-sci book, and has received no positive attention within a relevant scientific source. Both sources are also by Canadian authors, which is curious.
The intro should be revised to highlight prevailing uncertainty regarding the relationship between cannabis and impaired driving. The assertions currently standing in the intro should be moved into the broader discussion, and the broader discussion might benefit from being split by results of the studies. I suspect splitting the discussion in this way would also homogenise the discussion by scientific credibility. Winjammer ( talk) 16:43, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
@ Bri: with regards to your revert: per WP:ELNO, in the external links section there should be only an official link, or no link at all. I support removal of the whole external links section if that is better than removal of all but the CDC link (a federal agency). -- Treetear ( talk) 01:28, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
There's an article for Drunk driving in the United States.
There's a lot of content here about the United States.
Should we fork out Cannabis and impaired driving in the United States?
@ Bri: Any thoughts? --- Another Believer ( Talk) 00:24, 18 April 2020 (UTC)