Concerns over drug-driving as trucking industry worried by cannabis legalisation

Truckies spend so much time on the road that some even call the highways their office, but there’s a real concern brewing among them that drivers may soon be less safe on the job.

The Road Users Forum says legalisation will mean more cannabis use and therefore more drug driving accidents.

“We’re worries about more people being on the road that are impaired and putting truck drivers at risk,” spokesperson Nick Leggett said.

But referendum advocates disagree, working to dispel the assumption that more lives would be at risk.