December 1 marks the beginning of National Safe Driving Week. Distracted driving continues to be a major issue affecting safety on our roads. The Ontario Provincial Police reports that distracted driving now kills more people in Ontario than drunk driving and speeding combined. A new Telus survey has found that 36 per cent of Canadian drivers admit to breaking the law by using their smartphones while driving within the last week alone. The survey also found that a vast majority of Canadian passengers (70 per cent) are uncomfortable with a driver using their smartphone behind the wheel, but a quarter (24 per cent) still don’t speak up.
The Telus survey, conducted through Google Insights, also found:
- Just 27 per cent of Canadians confirmed that distracted driving was illegal(distracted driving is illegal in all provinces and territories, except Nunavut) and only 18 per cent said that it was “dangerous,” “unsafe” or “distracting.”
- 49 per cent of Canadians said they feel obligated to address a call, message or textas it comes in and nearly one-third of them people feel obligated to take every single one.
- Two out of five Canadians can’t make it through their average commute(25.4 minutes, according to Stats Canada) without being uncomfortable about not returning a call, text or message, especially if it’s from their boss. In fact, 37 per cent of respondents said they would send a text to their boss while driving.
- While nationally, only three out of four passengers who felt uncomfortable with a driver’s use of a smartphone spoke up about it, every passenger in Quebec who felt uncomfortable said something.
You can find the full survey results here.
Telus is launching its “Thumbs Up. Phones Down.” campaign to raise awareness about distracted driving and encouraging Canadians to change their driving behaviours for the better. As a leading national wireless carrier, Telus feels it has a responsibility to address distracted driving head-on by educating Canadian drivers to make smart and safe decisions and encouraging passengers to speak up. I strongly suggest that you support this campaign as it will help make roads safer for all of us.
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One-Third Of Drivers Admit To Using Their Smartphones Illegally While Driving: Telus
December 1 marks the beginning of National Safe Driving Week. Distracted driving continues to be a major issue affecting safety on our roads. The Ontario Provincial Police reports that distracted driving now kills more people in Ontario than drunk driving and speeding combined. A new Telus survey has found that 36 per cent of Canadian drivers admit to breaking the law by using their smartphones while driving within the last week alone. The survey also found that a vast majority of Canadian passengers (70 per cent) are uncomfortable with a driver using their smartphone behind the wheel, but a quarter (24 per cent) still don’t speak up.
The Telus survey, conducted through Google Insights, also found:
You can find the full survey results here.
Telus is launching its “Thumbs Up. Phones Down.” campaign to raise awareness about distracted driving and encouraging Canadians to change their driving behaviours for the better. As a leading national wireless carrier, Telus feels it has a responsibility to address distracted driving head-on by educating Canadian drivers to make smart and safe decisions and encouraging passengers to speak up. I strongly suggest that you support this campaign as it will help make roads safer for all of us.
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