The Travelers Institute brings its Every Second Matters™distracted
driving campaign to Canadian university students
CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Travelers
Institute, the public policy division of The Travelers Companies,
Inc. (NYSE: TRV),
is bringing its Every Second Matters symposium to students at the
University of Calgary today to highlight the dangers of distracted
driving and encourage safe behaviours among Canadian youth. Today’s
program is being held in collaboration with the Risk Management and
Insurance Program at the University of Calgary Haskayne School of
Business, the Professional Young Insurance Brokers, Pacific Western
Transportation, the National Safety Council and the Road to Zero
Coalition.
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Travelers Canada will highlight survey results about millennial
behaviours and attitudes related to distracted driving. The survey
found that 42 per cent of respondents have asked a driver to stop using
their mobile device while they were a passenger in the vehicle and that
millennials are more likely to voice their concerns about distracted
driving as a passenger than any other age group. Specifically:
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Fifty-nine per cent of millennials (ages 18–34) surveyed have asked a
driver to stop using their mobile device while being a passenger in
their car, compared to:
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41 per cent of respondents ages 35–44.
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45 per cent of respondents ages 45–54.
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30 per cent of respondents ages 55 and older.
“It is particularly compelling — and encouraging — to see that the
demographic most comfortable with asking a driver to put down their
mobile device is Canadian youth,” said Jordan Solway, Group General
Counsel and Vice President of Claim at Travelers Canada. “Distracted
driving is a deadly habit, and we should all be advocates when it comes
to speaking up about its dangers and our safety.”
The survey findings also highlight some areas of caution. For example,
44 per cent of millennials have called someone they knew was driving and
36 per cent have texted someone they knew was driving. In addition,
Canadian drivers ages 18 to 54 are more likely than those ages 55 and
older to admit to texting, answering a call or sending an email while
driving, with 63 per cent of millennials admitting to doing so once a
week or more.
Solway will join leaders from across sectors to explore promising
approaches to combating distracted driving. The symposium will also
highlight a Travelers Institute report, Every
Second Matters: A conversation starter on reducing distracted driving
risk, for Canadian drivers. Additional events will be held
across Canada into 2019. Please visit the Travelers
Institute website to learn more about its Every Second Matters campaign.
Travelers Canada Poll Methodology
The survey was conducted
online by The Harris Poll on behalf of Travelers Canada March 9–12,
2018, among 948 Canadian drivers ages 18 and older. This online survey
is not based on a probability sample, and therefore no estimate of
theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey
methodology, including weighting variables and sub-group sample sizes,
please contact Yen To, YTO@travelers.com.
About the Travelers Institute
The Travelers
Institute, the public policy division of The Travelers Companies,
Inc., engages in discussion and analysis of public policy topics of
importance to the insurance marketplace and to the financial services
industry more broadly. The Travelers Institute draws upon the industry
expertise of Travelers Canada senior management, as well as the
technical expertise of many of Travelers underwriters, risk managers and
other experts to provide information, analysis and solutions to public
policymakers and regulators. Travelers is a leading provider of property
casualty insurance for auto, home and business. For more information,
visit https://www.travelerscanada.ca/.
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YTO@travelers.com
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