Almost 90% of Canadians would ban driving with hand-held cell phones: survey

VANCOUVER – Some 88% of Canadians strongly or moderately support a ban on hand-held cell phones while driving, according to a new Angus Reid Strategies survey. Seven in ten respondents (71%) indicated they thought prohibiting cell phone use while behind the wheel would make the roads and highways much safer for driving. Respondents from Atlantic Canada (95%) along with Manitoba and Saskatchewan (90%) and older adults (77%) are most in favour of the ban, according to the survey. Quebecers (59%) and Albertans (62%) are least likely to believe a ban will lead to safer roads, while Canadians aged 18 to...