Distracted Driving Survey 2018

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The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

What do you think is the biggest risk factor for drivers today?

Distracted driving is ranked as the second biggest risk factor (27%)for drivers today behind alcohol impaired driving (37%).

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Speeding

10%

Aggressive Driving

9%

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Fatigue

6%

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Alcohol-Impaired Driving

37%Distracted Driving

27%

Drug-Impaired Driving

6%

? Do you think current distracted driving laws are effective in deterring distracted driving?

More than two in three (68%) think that current laws are not effective in deterring distracted driving behaviour.

32% Yes 68% No

The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

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22%

Did you know it is against the law to use your cellphone while driving if not using a hands-free device?

Yet only 22% of drivers say they would neveruse their phone while driving.

The majority (97%) are aware that it is against the law to use

a cellphone while driving.

97%

The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

? What would make you more likely to stop driving distracted?

Consequences related to fines (55%) are most likely todiscourage drivers from being distracted behind the wheel,followed by getting into a motor vehicle collision (37%).

55%

The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

37%

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Note: Total may exceed 100% since a respondent may have given more than one answer.

What distracts you when you are behind the wheel?

83% experience distractions not related to cellphone use, the main one being the external environment (51%) followed by focusing on passengers/children in the car (35%).

are distracted by cellphone-related activities including texting, talking and emailing. 45%

The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

? Have you ever been distracted by a cellphone while driving?

More than one in three respondents (38%) have been distractedby a cellphone while driving, with one in five (21%) having done so in the past year.

The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

? How often are you distracted by a cellphone while driving?

Never

Often/Regularly

Rarely

Younger people aged 16-24 are more than twice as likely as the national average to admit to driving often or regularly using their cellphone (11%). On the other hand, 79% state they see others driving distracted by their cellphone often or regularly.

5% of drivers admit to using their cellphone while driving often or regularly.

The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

28%

5%

67%

? What causes you to use your cellphone while driving?

One third of drivers (35%) list using the GPS function as a reason they would use their phone while driving.

Text messaging

23%23%Phone call (non-hands free)

29%29%

The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

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Two thirds of respondents (66%) see touchscreen systems in cars (including GPS and radio) as a distraction.

Do you see touch screen systems in cars (including GPS and radio) as a distraction?

Not distracted 34%66%

The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

? Do you feel that advanced safety systems in new cars (i.e., lane departure warning, blind spot assist and automatic braking) are distracting?

More than one in four (27%) feel that advanced safety systems in cars are distracting.

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The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

? Are you comfortable using the new safety technologies in newer cars (i.e., lane departure warning, blind spot assist and automatic braking)?

44% are comfortable

of drivers are not comfortableusing the new safety technologies in cars.

More than half

56%

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The online survey, conducted in March, 2018, polled 3,020 respondents of driving age across Canada.

Desjardins, Desjardins Insurance and related trademarks are trademarks of the Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, used under licence.