AAA Carolinas polls members annually in GO Magazine on traffic safety related issues in North and South Carolina. Below are the percentage answers of more than 8,000 members who responded to the poll in the November/December issue of GO Magazine.
Should highway user fees (gasoline taxes and registration fees) be used only to pay for highway and bridge maintenance and repairs or to build new roads?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 86 percent, No: 14 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 88 percent, No: 12 percent
If highway funds were used solely for highway purposes, would you favor using tolls to build new roads?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 44 percent, No 56 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 45 percent, No: 55 percent
Should the legislature allow exemptions for specific businesses to exceed weight limits for trucks on state highways?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 11 percent, No: 89 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 9 percent, No: 91 percent
Should driving performance (road tests) be demonstrated for a driver license renewal after age 75?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 78 percent, No: 22 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 64 percent, No: 36 percent
Should it be against the law to talk on a cell phone - even one that is hands free - while driving a motor vehicle?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 63 percent, No: 37 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 66 percent, No: 34 percent
Should it be against the law to talk on a hand-held cellular phone while driving?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 82 percent, No: 18 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 87 percent, No: 13 percent
Should vehicles be confiscated if a driver receives a second citation for driving without a license, driving with a revoked license or driving with a suspended license?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 79 percent, No 21 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 71 percent, No 29 percent
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Should the license renewal schedule be extended to a 10-year plan for all age groups?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 39 percent, No: 61 percent
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Should teen-age drivers be prohibited from talking on a cell phone - hand-held or hands-free - while driving?
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 91 percent, No: 9 percent
Should functioning tail lights be required for any trailer in tow by any vehicle, including a passenger car?
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 95 percent, No: 5 percent
Should motorcycle helmets be required to be worn by all riders?
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 90 percent, No: 10 percent
Should a consumer's bill of rights be established to require a mandatory written estimate of automobile repairs before work is begun?
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 90 percent, No: 10 percent
BOTH STATES
Are you a registered voter?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 96 percent, No: 4 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 98 percent, No: 2 percent
Did you vote in the last election?
NORTH CAROLINA
Yes: 94 percent, No: 6 percent
SOUTH CAROLINA
Yes: 97 percent, No: 3 percent
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