AXA General Insurance Hong Kong Limited (AXAGI) released the findings from its annual Hong Kong Road Safety Survey today, and discovered that 4%, 17% and 32% of drivers surveyed admitted to driving after taking drug(drug driving), having more than the recommended alcohol intake (drunk driving) and taking medication (medication prior to driving) respectively, shedding new light on unexpected risks to road users of Hong Kong.

 

Survey showed the top three perceived dangerous driving behaviours were drug driving (88%), drunk driving (83%) and medication prior to driving (82%). Drug driving, added to the survey for the first time, topped the list. Billy Chan, CEO of AXAGI, believed that such high level of awareness can be attributed to the Road Safety Council’s promotion on the danger of drug driving, drunk driving and medication prior to driving, which clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of public education. In addition, the awareness of medication prior to driving has risen to 82% from last year’s 73%.