Does this story sound familiar?
“It was early evening and I was on the road for a couple of hours. I should have taken a rest break but I just wanted to get home. I felt ok – I know I wasn’t at my sharpest but home was only 30 minutes away. My eyes started to [...]
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The DrowZZZy Driver!
Christmas party time – arrive home safe
It’s that time of year again - time for the annual dose of all things festive! Tinsel, mulled wine, stressed out present-buying trips, Christmas trees, snow, ice and vast quantities of turkey. On the plus side it’s also time to meet up with friends, colleagues and family to catch up on the events of the [...]
Mayday! – take care on the Irish roads this weekend
Last year May was the most dangerous month of the year on Irish roads with 29 people losing their lives. The bank holiday weekend alone accounted for 6 of those tragedies. With this year’s May bank holiday upon us and with a decent weather forecast, there no doubt will be plenty of traffic on our [...]
How safe are Irish drivers?
As a nation of drivers, how safe are we? We at AXA Insurance, recently carried out a European road behaviour survey, which examined key questions on road safety and driving behaviours, and we would like to share our findings. Feel free to share your views too!
Most people would say they are ‘road safe’, have you [...]
Drink Driving – be safe this Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner, the party season has already started and we all know we Irish enjoy a sing song and a tipple. However when it comes to the rules of the road, the Irish are safe drivers, who are aware of road hazards.
According to the recent AXA European Road Behaviour Survey, 95% [...]