AAA is providing more than $100,000 in grants to assist public health, safety, and law enforcement agencies reduce the number of crashes, injuries, and deaths related to marijuana impaired driving.
A recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that, compared to alcohol, drivers were less likely to view driving within an hour of using marijuana as dangerous and less likely to think that a driver who did so would be caught by police.
Over 40 law enforcement agencies and non-profit organizations received grants, including the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, Illinois State Police, and the Illinois Liquor Control Commission.
Grant money will be used for Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement. ARIDE teaches officers how to identify and articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both to reduce the number of crashes. Money will also be used for ToxOptix X3, a pen containing a UV lamp, medical penlight, and a timing system in one device for standardized sobriety testing, along with Fatal Vision Marijuana Goggles, which model the effects of recreational marijuana so people can experience the impact of what it’s like to be under the influence.
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