SG: 200km of walkways to be built by 2018

It has been one year since the Bus Service Enhancement Programme has been launched, and according to Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew, more than 111 bus services have been improved. This major plan, which is worth $1.1 billion, was launched last September and would see 550 new buses added to the fleet of the major public transport operators. So far, more than half of the new buses have been commissioned for service, with some serving current routes and others being used in new routes. The government has also planned to introduce another 200 buses by 4th quarter this year. After that, reviews will be carried out in 2014 to see if further improvements are necessary.

In 2012, AIG received 156 injury claims from cyclists, up from the 94 and 77 in 2011 and 2010 respectively. They believe that the increase in claims is linked to the increase in the amount of cyclists. AIG also predicts that the figures will rise significantly this year, for it has already received 105 claims from January to June this year. It is believed that some claims involve off duty foreign workers who cycle to get to on fro, while others believe that the claims come from recreational cyclists in parks and reservoirs. So why is there such a significant increase in the amount of claims from cyclists? Well, the majority of the cyclists do not follow basic traffic rules, with some colliding with pedestrians and vehicles when they chose to cross when the light was not in their favour. One method of reducing the amount of claims is to increase the amount of police patrols, says Mr Mohamed Salim Mohd Amin, a cyclist and Lead Manager at BikInsurance, the only insurer for cyclists in Singapore. He hopes that with more enforcement, the drivers will keep a keener eye on cyclists and leave them more room on the roads.Pictures used for illustration purposes only.

  Built for the great outdoors as well as the urban jungle, the new Touareg R-Line makes its debut in Singapore on 31 August 2013.  It joins the Tiguan R-Line and the CC R-Line as the newest member of the R-Line range in Singapore. After the successful launch of the Touareg Edition X in May 2013, the new Touareg R-Line further strengthens the line-up with genuine off-road capabilities paired with a sportier design.  In addition to the generous standard equipment of the regular Touareg, air suspension with electronic shock absorption control and ‘Tarragona’ 20-inch alloy wheels from Volkswagen R GmbH come as standard. Front and rear bumpers in R design complement the R-Line emblems on the front side panels.