Over half of Canadians are now driving less as gas prices skyrocket across the country, a new survey says. The Leger survey, conducted for BNN Bloomberg and insurance comparison company RATESDOTCA, found 54 percent out of roughly 1,500 Canadians surveyed say that are driving less due to mounting gas prices. Another 15 percent say they are planning to adjust their driving patterns. The drivers’ responses to recent gas price hikes are largely similar across the country in terms of how people are changing their habits, according to John Shmuel, managing editor for RATESDOTCA. “Clearly, this is having a big impact on the average Canadian,” he told CTV News on March 27. In British Columbia, where gas prices are typically the highest in the country, drivers are not modifying their habits at a higher rate than in other provinces, though Shmuel noted roughly three-quarters of its residents have already cut back on driving, or are planning …