O<\/span>ttawa, Ontario. (News 1130) \u2013<\/strong> A survey suggests most Canadians believe texting and driving is getting worse despite police crackdowns and extensive public education efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n In the November survey conducted by the Canadian Automobile Association, 83 percent of respondents said they believe texting while driving is a bigger problem now than it was three years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div><\/span><\/p>\n Imagine your\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Ad<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0placed\u00a0here<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div><\/span><\/p>\n The CAA survey also shows a whopping 96 percent of respondents say drivers who text and drive are a threat to their safety on the road and that texting and driving is now tied with drunk driving as the top road safety concern among Canadians.<\/span><\/p>\n The CAA also says other forms of distraction are increasingly an issue, such as emailing while driving, drivers talking on cell phones and drivers talking to or interacting with their in-car technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n The survey of 2,003 Canadians has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.19 percent, 19 times out of 20.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDespite anti-texting and driving laws in all provinces across the country and several years of public education campaigns, Canadians still don\u2019t seem to be getting the message,\u201d said CAA chief strategy officer Jeff Walker.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cStudies show drivers are as much as 23 times more likely to get into a collision when they text and drive. It\u2019s important we all put our devices down and stay focused on the road,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n Police in BC consistently hold campaigns to crack down on distracted drivers \u2014 the most recent one in Vancouver wrapping up just a couple of months ago. The\u00a0VPD<\/a>\u00a0says year-to-date, officers have handed out about 9,700 tickets.<\/span><\/p>\n
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