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Latest Media Releases
SA Drivers – you can listen but don’t touch and try not to look30/07/2010 SGIC is urging SA drivers to reposition their portable GPS units and keep their eyes on the road, after running road tests to investigate their impact on driver attention and safety.
SA drivers are burning the candle at both ends21/07/2010 SGIC research has revealed around 55 per cent of SA drivers are getting an average of seven or less hours of sleep per night and more than one in three admitted to being tired at the wheel in the morning*.
Too busy watching cooking shows to watch the cooking?23/06/2010 SA households could be too relaxed when it comes to home fire safety with more than 65 per cent stepping away from a hot stove to watch TV and around half surfing the net, doing housework or helping the kids with homework, according to new research by SGIC*.
SA drivers dining à la car08/06/2010 SA drivers will probably be making themselves right at home while at the wheel this Queen?s Birthday long weekend, according to new research from SGIC*.
Merging: still a difficult move for some Adelaide drivers28/05/2010 SGIC is urging all SA drivers to take extra care, after new claims data has revealed that in recent years in Metropolitan and Greater Adelaide, collisions involving drivers merging have increased by 17 per cent*.
SA residents called to switch and start being rewarded18/05/2010 South Australian residents are being called to switch to SGIC and start being rewarded as part of a new promotion.
Have technology while out and about: will insure06/05/2010 Up to 35 per cent of SA school students now take mobile phones, laptops or MP3 players to school and a number of their parents are worried the technology will be stolen, new research by SGIC has revealed*.
Drivers are losing their cool at school21/04/2010 SGIC is urging all SA drivers to keep their cool when school goes back this week, after research reveals that almost 30 per cent of drivers are getting stressed when dropping off or collecting their children from school*.
Forget the eggs ? thieves on the hunt for digital cameras and cash01/04/2010 SGIC is reminding SA residents about home security this Easter holiday break, with research revealing that digital cameras top a thief's wishlist*.
SA drivers - better to be safe than sorry when reversing19/03/2010 SGIC is urging SA drivers to be alert when reversing with claims data showing that in 2009, more than 25 per cent of collisions in SA occurred when drivers were reversing*.
Drivers - don't send that message19/02/2010 An SGIC road test has exposed the true dangers of texting while driving showing when drivers were challenged to do both, they spent almost 70 per cent of the trip glancing at their phone - greatly increasing the chance of a collision*.
Kangaroos and SA drivers don't mix11/02/2010 Animals, particularly kangaroos, were the cause of over 20,000 collisions on Australia's roads in 2009, according to SGIC claims data.*
It's all fun and games until someone damages a TV29/01/2010 SGIC is calling for SA gamers to play it safe, after research revealed that one in four people have accidentally lost control of their remote or controller while playing an electronic game*.
Fatigue message a yawn for SA drivers?22/01/2010 SGIC is urging SA drivers heading away this Australia Day weekend to wake up to fatigue warnings after research revealed almost three in four sometimes drive while tired.
Too busy online for chat over the fence23/12/2009 New research from SGIC has revealed that around half of SA residents rarely or never have a proper conversation with our neighbours, with around 40 per cent preferring to socialise online*.
SA drivers in GPS distress18/12/2009 As we head into the Christmas road trip season, SGIC is encouraging drivers not to get frazzled with their GPS, after research revealed that two thirds of SA drivers blame the technology for getting them lost*.
'Tis the season for the car park ding04/12/2009 SGIC is urging South Australian drivers to show some Christmas cheer, with car park bingles expected to spike in line with the festive season's shopping frenzy.
Cameras rolling in South Australian driveways07/10/2009 SGIC is calling for manufacturers to continue the trend towards introducing reversing cameras on new cars, following the results of its 2009 Reversing Visibility Index.
New cars less likely to be a pain in the neck23/07/2009 New car shoppers are less likely to suffer whiplash in a collision thanks to better-designed head restraints, testing by SGIC has revealed.
Where there's smoke there's...no alarm?05/06/2009 SGIC research* has revealed almost one in five (18 per cent) South Australian householders continue to risk lives by deliberately disabling smoke alarms.