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Speeding on Canadian Roads

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How many people speed in Canada, and of those who speed how often and by what degree over the posted limit do they speed?
Are you Canadian? (If you are not Canadian, please leave the poll, as all questions concern Canadians in Canada, and all speeds are in km/h.)
Yes, I am.
No, I will go straight to the results.
In which province or territory do you currently reside permanently?
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Do you drive?
Yes
No (None of the following will apply to you)
How often do you drive?
Daily
Most days of the week
A few days a week
A few days a month
Rarely
If you drive to work or school and back on a regular basis, how long (in time) is your drive one way?
Less than 10 minutes
10-20 minutes
20-30 minutes
30-45 minutes
45 minutes to 1 hour
1 hour to 1 hour and a half
2 hours or longer
I most often drive...
A car
A pick-up truck
A minivan
A full-size van
A transfer truck, tractor, bus, or other
I most often drive on...
Streets in a town/city
Country roads
Highways / Major Routes
How often do you drive exactly at the posted speed limit?
Always, or nearly always (except for passing, etc.)
Most of the time
Half the time
Some of the time
Rarely
How often do you exceed the posted speed limit?
Never
Sometimes
Frequently
Always or nearly always
How often do you drive under (slower than) the speed limit?
Most of the time
Sometimes
Hardly ever
On a city street I generally drive...
The speed limit
Over the speed limit
Under the speed limit
On a mostly empty, rarely used back road / country route I generally drive...
Over the limit
At the limit
Under the limit
On the highway I drive...
The speed limit
Over
Under
If the road is bumpy, windy (not "wind", but windy as in winding or curvy) or there is construction I drive slower than the speed limit.
True
False
If it's rainy, snowy, slushy, icy, or there is low visibility (due to white outs, fog, etc.), or black ice I drive slower than the speed limit.
True
False
If there is a lot of traffic during rush hour I drive slower than the speed limit for safety reasons.
True
False
Generally, on long roads and highways I drive...
Under the speed limit a little
Under the speed limit significantly
At or around the speed limit (within 5 km/h either way)
At least 10 km/h over
15 km/h over
20 over
25 over or more
On big city streets, in school zones, construction zones, etc. I drive...
Under the limit
At the limit
Over the limit by 5-15 km/h
Over the limit by over 20 km/h
If you speed when there are no other cars on the road, by how much do you speed?
10 km/h or less over
10-15 km/h over
15-20 km/h over
20-25 km/h over
25-35 km/h over
35-50 km/h over
Over 50 km/h over
If you were going the speed limit, and there was a car in front of you that you wanted to pass in order to exceed the speed limit, how much would you accelerate over the speed limit to pass this person?
I always pass 10 over the speed limit
I pass at 20 over
I pass at 30 over
I pass at 40, 50+ over
Would you say you speed regularly?
Yes
No
For those of you who speed regularly, would you be LESS likely to speed if someone else was in the car with you out of concern for their safety?
Yes
No
It depends on who
For regular speeders, by how much have you ever exceeded the limit?
I have often exceeded the limit by 50 km/h or more
I once or twice exceeded the limit by 50/h or more
I have never exceeded the limit 50/h or more
Regular speeders, what is (approximately) the fastest speed you've ever traveled in km/h?
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
220
250
300 +
Speeders, why do you speed?
I'm always in a rush / late.
For the rush / excitement
I'm absent minded, I don't notice I am
For the risk, the danger...
To rebel / to piss other drivers (or cops) off
Speeders, have you ever been scared while speeding?
Yes
No
Speeders, have you ever scared the person/people you were driving with?
Yes
No
Speeders, have you ever gone driving with somebody else who went TOO fast for you?
Yes
No
Speeders, have you ever received a speeding ticket?
Yes, One
Yes, Two or Three
Yes, Four or Five
Yes, Many
No, never, never been caught or warned
No, but I HAVE been warned once or twice
Who do you think is most likely to speed?
Young people
Young males
Inexperienced drivers
Truck drivers
None of these stereotypes I have found to be true
Who do you think is most likely to drive UNDER the speed limit?
Old people
Women
People in small cars
Asians
None of these stereotypes I have found to be true
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This poll was created on 2011-03-23 23:53:30 by Andypants