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AAA poll indicates drivers interests, concerns

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Fri, 01/23/2004 - 5:12pm
AAA did an online poll of its members last year.

This was an unscientific online poll, with all the caveats and possible problems that suggests. Nevertheless, the results are interesting and provocative
  • Aggressive driving and distracted driving (together, 49%) were a much higher concern than drunk driving (17%). Even large trucks (22%) were considered more of a problem than drunk driving.
  • 80% approved of the federal government mandated higher fuel efficiency standards.
  • Respondents were asked to divide $100 of money spent on roads into four different categories. Here is the average breakdown:
    • Maintaining and/or expanding existing roads $60
    • New roads $17
    • Public transit $16
    • Bicycle/pedestrian projects $7
Right now, bike/ped spending is about $1 out of every hundred (despite the fact that about 10% of actual transportation is on bike or on foot, and about 10% of the injuries/deaths on the roads are of cyclists or pedestrians).
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