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AXA's road safety survey results
A major European Road Behaviour Survey analysing 9 countries was undertaken by AXA Insurance. The study involved interviews with 800 drivers in Ireland and other countries from Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. The survey examined driver’s responses to key questions on road safety and driving behaviours in general.
The survey showed that 92% of Irish drivers find drink driving dangerous, ranking the highest versus an EU average of 78%. This survey also showed 8 out of 10 Irish drivers feel safer on our roads and 1/3 think that their driving behaviour has improved in the last 2 years.
The main reasons why there were such improvement in car driving behavior according to those surveyed:
On a less positive note, 1 in 10 admitted to having fallen asleep while driving. (RTE). Noel Brett of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) said driver fatigue is as dangerous as drink-driving.
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How does this affect car insurance ? At AXA, we promote Road Safety in Ireland as better driving means lower premiums for all Irish drivers. And lower premiums means bigger savings !
Triennal AXA Dublin International Piano Competition
One of the biggest worlwide piano competitions is about to start at the RDS Dublin.
It will give the Irish musicians the chance to compete against talent from all around the world.
The competition will be about piano playing talent but also the natural talent to bring emotions and a great show to the crowd.
John O'Connor, chairman of the jury and co-founder, says "a natural performer can set a stage on fire. It is this ability to command your audience, to make them weep and laugh, to be able to thrill and enthral them that makes the difference".
The show was from the 1st and the 15th of March in the RDS Dublin. For more news on the results, click on the links below:
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AXA Launch new online driver training programme!
“Research from our AXA Road Behaviour Survey stated that 2 out of 3 Irish drivers have an interest in driver training programmes. We all think that we are great drivers but the fact is we can never know enough according to John O’Neill, CEO AXA Ireland”.
AXA has developed an on-line driving skills awareness initiative to support this theory
Most accidents are avoidable, from our experience they are caused by simple distractions or just poor anticipation and awareness levels. With a database going back to PMPA we have looked at the most common causes of accidents. From this wealth of information we have devised an interactive programme covering what we consider to be the most common causes of accidents.
Speeding - Distractions - General awareness - Motorway driving - Aggressive driving - Driver fatigue
As you complete each section you are issued with a credit and once you have 6 credits this will entitle you to a reward.
You can test this online driver training module by going to the AXA.ie homepage and clicking on the online driver training module.
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Annual AXA Mini Marathon in aid of Brainwave
The Annual AXA Mini Marathon takes place on Thursday 28th May in Raheny in aid of Brainwave Charity which is part of the Irish Epilepsy Association.
The race begins on Watermill Road with walkers starting at 7.45pm and runners at 8.00pm. Walkers, joggers and runners from all over Ireland are all very welcome. There will be medals for all finishers and team & individual prizes. Come along an support a great cause.
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