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.
