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Most (92%) Drivers in Ontario Support New Hand-Held Cellphone Driving Ban, But Majority Says It could Go Further

Seven in Ten (69%) Say Government Should Also Ban People From Eating While Driving

September 22, 2009

Contact Harriet Shenken at (416) 324-2105

Category Education, History, Lifestyle & Leisure
Location Canada


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Harriet Shenken at (416) 324-2105

Toronto, ON – With Ontario’s new hand-held cellphone driving ban soon coming into effect, an Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of RBC has revealed that most (92%) drivers in Ontario ‘support’ (71% strongly/21% somewhat) the new law, but support varies greatly based on age: while most (83%) drivers aged 55+ and 35-54 (72%) ‘strongly support’ the new law, only 57% of drivers aged 18-34 ‘strongly support’ it.