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Poll: Squamish locals see a lot wrong with drivers on Hwy 99

The Squamish Chief polled 291 readers and asked the question: What do you see as the biggest problem with drivers on Hwy 99?
Sea to Sky highway
The Sea to Sky Highway winds alongside the Howe Sound.

The Squamish Chief polled 291 readers and asked the question: What do you see as the biggest problem with drivers on Hwy 99?

The poll ran from 5/9/2022 to 5/20/2022. Of the 291 votes, we can determine that 140 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:

All of the above 33.57 % local, 32.99 % total    
None of the above 7.14 % local, 7.56 % total    
Speeding / Excessive Speed 30.00 % local, 29.55 % total    
Impaired Driving 0.00 % local, 0.00 % total    
Driving without Due Care and Attention 11.43 % local, 10.65 % total    
Distracted Driving / Use of Electronic Devices 5.71 % local, 4.81 % total    
Following too closely 5.71 % local, 7.56 % total    
Ignoring traffic control devices 0.71 % local, 0.69 % total    
Improper passing 4.29 % local, 4.12 % total    
Racing/Stunting 1.43 % local, 2.06 % total    
  Local   Total

Results are based on an online study of adult Squamish Chief readers that are located in Squamish. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 5.7%, 19 times out of 20.

The Squamish Chief uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.

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