Just 2 in 5 Americans believe driving under the influence of marijuana is contributing to more motor vehicle crashes. (Photo: Shutterstock)

A new survey of over 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (“PCI”), has found that more Americans consider using social media (99%) and texting (98%) on a cell phone to be dangerous while driving than being under the influence of marijuana (91%).

Although the vast majority of Americans (91%) believe driving under the influence of marijuana is dangerous and a similar percentage (87%) say those who do so are a hazard to others on the road, just two in five (40%) believe it is contributing to more motor vehicle crashes.

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