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What’s your blood-alcohol limit?
Poll shows Washington drivers know their limits for how much they can drink and still drive safely
According to the 20010 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, motorists in our state know how many alcoholic drinks they can consume before it’s unsafe for them to drive. How about you?
What prevents costly car repairs?
Poll shows Washingtonian drivers see a link between clean oil and engine life
According to the 2009 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, people believe changing the oil and filter on their cars will prevent breakdowns more than anything else. Do you agree?
What causes the most home claims?
Poll shows Washingtonians don’t know the true answer, one that might surprise you
According to the 2009 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, people believe most home-related claims are caused by catastrophic events beyond their control. How about you?
How polite are Washington drivers?
Poll shows Washington drivers believe they’re more polite, less rude than "the other guy"
According to the 2009 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, women consider themselves to be more-polite drivers than do men, and everyone thinks that other drivers are far more rude or erratic than themselves. How about you?
Do you text-message while driving?
Poll shows most Washington drivers admit to reading, sending messages behind the wheel
According to the 2009 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, of those drivers who use electronic devices, 18% admit to texting while driving, up from 6% in 2008. Yet more and more people are concerned with texting. How about you?
Would you bring your own shopping bags?
Poll shows most Seattleites oppose paying a tax for using paper or plastic grocery bags.
According to the 2009 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 71% of Seattle-area residents oppose paying a 20¢ bag tax and 54% opose even a 5¢ bag tax. But 88% likely would bring their own bags if the tax law passes. How about you?
Do you know 4-way-stop traffic laws?
Poll shows older Washington drivers are more savvy to urban driving laws.
According to the 2009 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 96% of drivers age 55 and older correctly understand who has the right-of-way at intersections, compared with only 84% of drivers 35 and younger. How about you?
Are you an uninsured renter?
Poll shows most renters have no insurance to protect their personal possessions.
According to the 2009 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 58% of renters in Washington have no coverage for things like furniture, appliances, clothing, and electronics. And few have ever inventoried their stuff. How about you?
What would you do differently if 520 is tolled?
Poll shows most people would drive other routes rather than carpool, ride the bus, or telecommute
According to the 2009 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 47% of Seattle-area drivers would simply take I-90, one-fourth would drive north around the lake, and just one in 10 would carpool more often. How about you?
Do you like the new cell phone law?
Poll shows fewer Washington drivers
now support a “primary offense” law
According to the 2008 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 50% of drivers (down from 60% earlier) think hand-held cell-phone users should be ticketed without having committed a more-serious offense. How about you?
Do you feel safe in your neighborhood?
Poll shows that despite safety concerns,
few people have joined a block watch
According to the 2008 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 57% of Washingtonians worry about neighborhood safety, but only 8% have joined a block watch, and 89% haven’t joined a Night Out event. How about you?
Are you vulnerable to identity theft?
Poll shows 79% of Washington residents shred their sensitive documents
According to the 2008 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 50% of Washingtonians are “extremely” or “very concerned” about having their identities stolen. Yet just 31% have installed locking mailboxes. How about you?
Does cell phone law fall short?
Poll shows 60% of Washington drivers support a “primary offense” citation
According to the 2008 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 60% of Washingtonians think the new July 1 law banning cell phones while driving doesn’t go far enough. Even more oppose text messaging. How about you?
Do you shred unwanted mail?
Poll shows 16% of Washingtonians shred none or almost none of it
According to the 2007 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, only 25% of Washington residents shred all of their unwanted mail. Also, 25% have never requested a copy of their credit report. How about you?
Do you speed while driving?
Poll shows 46% of Washington drivers exceed the speed limit often or sometimes
According to the 2007 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, nearly half of Washingtonians speed while driving. But they do so less frequently now than two years ago. And many speed simply to keep up with traffic. How about you?
Should hand-held cell phones be banned?
Poll shows 85% of Washington residents want restrictions on cell use while driving
According to the 2007 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, two-thirds of Washingtonians believe talking on a cell phone while driving should be a primary offense, meaning drivers could be ticketed even if they’re not violating any other laws.
Do you hire casual laborers?
Poll shows many Washington homeowners take chances with unlicensed, unbonded workers
According to the 2006 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, of those Washington homeowners who hire third parties for home repairs, one in 10 put themselves at risk by hiring casual laborers. Do-it-yourself homeowners need to be more discerning, too.
Renters, are you vulnerable?
Poll shows most renters aren't insured; many misunderstand renter's insurance
According to the 2006 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, more than half of Washington renters have no home insurance. One-third mistakenly believe it's too expensive, while many others don’t know renter’s insurance can cover belongings in their car.
Do you need rental car insurance?
Poll shows some people buy insurance they might not need
According to the 2006 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, almost half of Washington drivers have rented a car in the past three years, and 20% of those bought insurance that potentially could be duplicate coverage.
Do hybrid cars save you money?
Poll shows expectations might not be realized soon
According to the 2006 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 38% of licensed Washington drivers who plan to buy a new vehicle are likely to buy a hybrid car. Of those, nearly half would do so to get better gas mileage and because "it would cost less."
Is your home holiday-safe?
Leaving lights on and burning candles puts Washington homeowners at risk
According to the 2005 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 20% of homeowners sometimes or always leave their indoor holiday lights on when they leave the home. Also, nine out of 10 homeowners use indoor holiday lights.
How fire-safe is your home?
Many Washington homeowners fall short on fire safety
According to the 2005 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 55% of homeowners store their fire extinguishers in a risky location. Also, only 24% of homeowners who use a fireplace clean their chimneys each year.
Do you check hoses and water lines?
Poll shows many Washingtonians fail to do simple home maintenance
According to the 2005 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, four out of 10 homeowners fail to perform simple maintenance, often resulting in costly water-damage claims. Broken washing-machine hoses and other water lines are the No. 1 cause of PEMCO homeowner claims.
Do you speed to go with the flow?
Poll reveals why drivers feel the need to speed
According to PEMCO Insurance’s 2005 Northwest Insurance Poll, 51% of Washington drivers speed often or sometimes. Of those, 9 out of 10 say they do so to keep up with the flow of traffic, or it’s because they don’t pay much attention to posted speed limits and find themselves going too fast.
Cell phone usage and driving
Majority of Washington drivers want changes in cell phone laws
According to PEMCO Insurance’s 2005 Northwest Insurance Poll, four out of five Washington drivers believe that talking on cell phones while driving should be legal only with hands-free devices, or made illegal altogether.
Do you enforce teen-driving restrictions?
Parents and teens have a lot to learn before getting behind the wheel
According to a recent survey commissioned by PEMCO Insurance, nearly one-quarter of Washington state residents are unaware of the Intermediate Driver's License law, commonly called graduated licensing. And although parents of teen drivers have much greater awareness of the law, 16% of them don't enforce it.
