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AA Motoring Panel Poll

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Published 18th November 2011Read Time 26 min

AA Motorists Panel August 2011 Results Summary14,793 responses 1. Following an initial proposal last October, the NRA has hired a team of consultants to devise plans for the potential introduction of eight new tolling points plus a multi point tolling system on the M50. If a new tolling point was introduced on your daily route to what extent would you agree/disagree with the following statements:

	Agree completely	Agree somewhat	Neutral	Disagree somewhat	Disagree completely
I would make no changes to my regular commuting patterns	13.3%	11.3%	7.3%	22.5%	46.2%
I would take an alternative route some of the time	38.1%	35.4%	9.8%	6.1%	11.4%
I would take an alternative route most of the time	40.9%	25.4%	12.4%	10.3%	11.5%
I would take an alternative route all of the time	41.7%	19.0%	13.6%	11.5%	14.8%
I would consider car pooling to split the cost	10.8%	13.0%	22.9%	13.6%	40.2%
Dosen't apply to me	35.8%	4.8%	29.6%	4.5%	27.8%

2. Minister for Health and Children Dr James Reilly has said he wants to ban smoking in cars when children are present and hopes to bring forward legislation early next year. Please indicate below to what extent you agree/disagree that this should be the subject of legislation.

	Agree completely	Agree somewhat	Neutral	Disagree somewhat	Disagree completely
Drivers should be banned from smoking when travelling with children.	74.1%	10.8%	5.1%	3.3%	6.9%
Drivers should be banned from smoking when travelling with all passengers.	51.4%	14.1%	9.7%	8.6%	16.6%
Smoking should be banned in cars full stop.	34.2%	8.6%	13.4%	10.5%	33.6%
Smoking in cars is a private matter and should not be legislated.	30.9%	15.6%	11.7%	12.7%	29.5%

3. Do you smoke in your own car?

Yes	16.0%
No	40.0%
Dosen't apply to me	43.9%

4. How often within the last two years, if ever, have you knowingly travelled as a passenger in a vehicle where you knew/suspected the driver to be any of the following?

	Daily	Regularly	Seldom	Rarely	Never
Over the legal blood alcohol limit.	0.0%	0.6%	4.4%	15.2%	79.9%
Under the influence of illegal drugs.	0.1%	0.3%	1.0%	2.5%	96.3%
Severely hungover.	0.1%	1.8%	11.0%	22.6%	64.7%
Unfit to drive due to some other physical impairment.	0.0%	0.2%	1.3%	4.5%	94.0%

5. Within the last two years how often, if ever, have you run the risk of driving "the morning after the night before" whilst unsure whether your blood alcohol level had returned to within the legally permissible limit?

Daily	0.1%
Regularly	2.3%
Seldom	10.8%
Rarely	32.4%
Never	54.5%

6. Within the last two years have you stopped on the motorway hard shoulder for any of the following reasons? (Select as many answers as apply)

To switch drivers	21.8%
To take a rest	17.9%
To make/receive a mobile phone call	44.6%
To send a text message/use a Smartphone	18.0%
To pick up/drop off a passenger	2.8%
To reprogramme a GPS device	10.5%
To discipline a child	5.8%
To allow someone to throw up	11.6%
To look at a map	18.3%
To investigate a dashboard warning light	14.9%
To go to the toliet	16.3%
To allow a child to go to the toliet	16.6%
To clean your car	0.7%
To change an item of clothing	5.3%
Other	15.4%

7. Have you ever accidentally driven away from a petrol station forecourt having forgotten to pay for your fuel?

Yes	5.4%
No	94.6%

8. Were you doing any of the following at the time?

Chatting on your mobile phone	2.7%
Sending a text	0.6%
Using the internet on your Smartphone	0.3%
Talking to a passenger	8.5%
Programming a SatNav	0.3%
Checking a map	1.4%
Other	14.9%
None of the above	71.3%

9. Have you ever required a car you were driving/travelling in to be towed?

Yes	49.7%
No	50.3%

10.Who was the last tow you received provided by?

The AA	30.0%
A local garage	23.4%
A friend or family member	33.2%
Other	13.5%

11.How would you rate the service that you received?

Excellent	54.5%
Good	33.3%
Average	8.8%
Somewhat poor	2.1%
Very poor	1.2%

12.A light hearted question about back seat driving. To what extent would you agree/disagree that you are a "back seat driver" when travelling with the following people?

	Agree completely	Agree somewhat	Neutral	Disagree somewhat	Disagree completely
A driver I know to be inexperienced	20.9%	39.6%	18.1%	8.2%	13.5%
Someone I would rate as a poor driver	20.6%	38.9%	19.2%	9.0%	12.4%
My spouse/partner	16.0%	31.3%	25.5%	9.0%	18.5%
One of my children	9.2%	18.8%	44.7%	5.8%	21.8%
A parent	7.9%	22.0%	35.0%	9.5%	25.9%
A sibling	6.5%	21.9%	34.5%	11.0%	26.3%
My friends	5.3%	22.2%	33.5%	13.4%	25.9%

13. Have you ever driven in a country where they drive on the right hand side of the road?

Yes	68.0%
No	32.0%

14. How confident were you at the time?

Very	37.9%
Somewhat	41.1%
Neutral	6.3%
Not very	12.6%
Not at all	1.9%
Other	0.2%

15. How confident would you be at the prospect of driving in a country where they drive on the right hand side of the road?

Very	7.5%
Somewhat	25.4%
Neutral	8.2%
Not very	32.3%
Not at all	16.9%
It would depend on the location	9.7%

16. Have you booked professional driving lessons for yourself, your spouse, a child or grandchild within the last two years?

Yes	16.2%
No	83.8%

17. When booking those professional driving lessons how important/unimportant were the following factors?

	Very	Somewhat	Neutral	Not very	Not at all	Can't remember
Word-of-mouth/personal recommendation	62.7%	22.2%	8.1%	3.1%	3.2%	0.9%
Price	37.8%	40.0%	14.1%	5.4%	2.6%	0.3%
Pass rate of their past pupils	41.2%	30.5%	18.9%	5.0%	3.5%	1.3%
Location	48.5%	36.9%	9.9%	3.4%	1.4%	0.2%
Proximity to driving test route	34.7%	31.1%	22.4%	7.1%	4.4%	0.5%
Their experience as an instructor	67.2%	22.0%	7.8%	1.6%	0.9%	0.5%
Their reputation	72.3%	20.1%	5.4%	1.3%	0.7%	0.4%
The instructor's personality	44.1%	31.7%	17.6%	3.6%	2.6%	0.7%

18. And now a question in relation to home security. As always you do not have to answer any questions that you do not wish to. When out gardening/relaxing in your garden and your house is vacant as a result, which of the following statements would typically apply in your case?

I'll make sure the house is 100% secure (incl. putting on the alarm)	5.1%
I'll lock the windows and doors but not put on the alarm.	19.5%
I'll lock the doors but not worry about much else.	28.0%
I'll very rarely lock up at all	18.8%
I'll never lock up	21.4%
I don't have a garden	4.8%
Other.	2.3%

19. It has been announced that a household service charge of €100 p.a. will be introduced from January 2012 and will apply to 1.5 million households nationwide. Which of the following statements, if any, best describes your reaction to this new charge?

I completely agree with it.	7.5%
I somewhat agree with it.	19.8%
Neutral.	7.3%
I somewhat disagree with it.	11.7%
I completely disagree with it.	47.6%
I am undecided	5.2%
Other.	0.9%

20. Are you a culture vulture or a beach bum when travelling/on holiday? Please select from the below answers as appropriate. When on holiday, I will make an effort to...

	Always	Regularly	Seldom	Rarely	Never
Speak the local language	17.5%	34.6%	26.7%	13.0%	8.4%
Eat mainly local cuisine	23.2%	53.2%	15.1%	6.3%	2.3%
Do at least one cultural day trip	40.5%	38.7%	13.2%	5.8%	2.1%
Venture off the main tourist thoroughfare	33.8%	40.7%	17.3%	5.6%	2.8%
Talk to the locals	26.7%	42.9%	22.1%	7.1%	1.6%
Swot up on local history before I go	22.4%	36.0%	22.9%	11.2%	7.9%

21. Have you ever had to abandon a holiday?

Yes	18.4%
No	81.6%

22. What was the reason you had to abandon your holiday?

Unforseen illness	33.5%
Unforseen injury	5.2%
A funeral	18.0%
Work commitments	7.7%
Unforseen unemployment	1.0%
I couldn't afford to go	4.1%
A falling out with my travel companion	2.6%
Adverse weather conditions	12.3%
Industrial action	1.4%
Other	14.1%

23. When you abandoned your holiday did you have travel insurance cover in place?

Yes	59.1%
No	27.2%
I can't remember	9.9%
Other	3.8%

Published 18th November 2011

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