BCAA conducting online poll to determine effectiveness of law banning cell phones while driving

The British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA) is conducting an online survey to determine whether or not B.C.’s ban on hand-held cell phone use and texting while driving has actually changed driver habits.
B.C.’s ban on cell phone use while driving has been in place for one year.
“In a previous survey conducted at the six-month mark, we learned that most drivers were aware of the new law and were complying with it,” said Trace Acres, BCAA’s director of corporate communications and public affairs. “What we want to find out now is if compliance is increasing or if drivers are slipping back into their old habits. We also want to know if drivers feel the law has improved their own driving, along with the effect it has had on road safety generally.”
The current survey will be open until Jan 20, 2011, with results reported near the end of the month.