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HYUNDAI GENESIS 3.8

Leading motoring magazine Torque features the new 3.8-litre Hyundai Genesis as its cover story for this month's issue.  

The car was test driven by 3 drivers representing their respective age groups.  

For this photo-essay, I snapped the following pictures at Dempsey Hill. 

Note the front anti-collision sensor (just above the number plate) which is well camouflaged by the top second and third row of the grille. 

Rear view of the car reveals traces of Hyundai's current DNA. 

On the move, the rear seat offers slightly better ride comfort.  

The winged logo of the Genesis is widely deployed throughout the car. Hence the car is often mistaken as a Bentley or an Aston Martin. 

However, the Hyundai logo can be spotted at the bottom corner of the car windows and the engine cover. 

"The Genesis is impressive - it drives well and looks great".  Check out page 34 of Torque Oct 2014 issue for my full comment on the new Genesis.

CANBERRA ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN 2014

The Canberra Road Safety Campaign was officially launched by Grassroots Adviser Dr Lim Wee Kiak on 5th May 2014 at Northoaks Primary School.  Dr Lim is seen here chatting with Mr Tan Teng Lip (SMSA President), Bingo (with helmet) and Mr Peter Burns (FleetSafe Asia).

For this year's campaign, the objective of SMSA Mobility and Road Safety Commission is to demonstrate and educate young children on the various blind spots of a heavy vehicle. As exemplified in the picture below, the motorcycles are in the blind spots of the truck and hence cannot be seen by the truck driver.

However, it will be too challenging for us to arrange an actual truck into the school premises and carry out the exercise.  Hence, with the help of Karl Daruwalla, Paul Lincoln and Peter Burns, we created a prop (shown in the picture below) that's not only portable but could be erected within minutes!

For our demonstrations, Peter was the presenter while Carmen played the  role of the truck driver.  A webcam was mounted on her head for the purpose of transmitting live feed to a connected projector. This in turn enabled the audience to witness the exact view from the driver's perspective.

Bingo would then move around the truck to illustrate where the various blind spots are to the audience i.e. areas that were not visible to the driver. 

Last Friday, our team conducted its 2nd demonstration at Wellington Primary School where I was warmly greeted by the Principal, Mr Gary Tsu (center).  I was also pleasantly surprised to have the Road Safety team from Traffic Police Department and their Commanding Officer DSP Soh Wan Khuan (left) there to watch our demonstration.

This morning, we witnessed the largest turnout (more than 1,500 students) for our 3rd and final show at Endeavour Primary School.  In order to ensure that the signals from Carmen's webcam were properly transmitted, I checked out the AV room located on top of the school hall. Very glad to see the controls were manned by 2 very young students!

Our shows may have ended but we are proud to have found a new 'home' for our truck.  It is now parked within the Road Safety Park at East Coast where the teaching of blind spots shall continue.....

POLICY & DONOR FORUM 2014

Michelle Yeoh, Global Road Safety Ambassador, was the special guest at the Decade of Action Policy & Donor Forum 2014.  We had a chat during the Welcome Reception on Monday evening and she commended Singapore for its road safety standards.

The forum was held yesterday at the RACV City Club in Melbourne.  The Chair of the Session, Mr Colin Jordan (Managing Director & CEO of RACV) is seen here thanking Michelle for her moving speech to lobby support for Road Safety as UN's post-2015 main priority.

Dr Zhou Wei was among the speakers to deliver perspectives on Road Safety in the Asia Pacific region. 

HRH Prince Michael of Kent GCVO (cousin of HM The Queen) praised the State of Victoria, Australia for its road safety achievements before presenting his prestigious 'Decade of Action' Award.

The participants gathered once again this morning for an interactive workshop on Fatality Free Roads.  Future road designs, automotive technologies and the possible impacts were among the subjects that were discussed.

There were several obvious takeaways from this Forum.  But, most importantly, I had the opportunity to see some old friends, made new contacts and shared a light moment with fellow participant from Singapore - Mr Bernard Tay, President of AAS.

Read more about the Forum at - http://www.fiafoundation.org/news/archive/2014/Pages/DecadeofActionForumvoteforroadsafetyasapost-2015priority.aspx

NEW PREMISES FOR AAS

Mr Bernard Tay, President of AAS (Automobile Association of Singapore) is seen here giving his Welcoming Address at the Official Opening of AAS premises along Kallang Bahru on 25th Apr 2014.

Earlier at GB Point, cocktail, live entertainment and photo-taking were provided for AAS members and guests.  Interestingly, the new premises was formerly a cinema called Mandarin Theatre.

L-R: Mr Bernard Tay (President, AAS), Guest-of-Honour Mr Jean Todt (President, Federation Internationale de L'Automobile), Tunku Mudzaffar (Chairman, Automobile Association of Malaysia), Mr Lee Wai Mun (CEO, AAS), Mr Colin Syn (Deputy Chairman, Singapore GP) and Mr Tan Teng Lip (President, Singapore Motor Sports Association)

The multiple 'explosions' of the balloon wall unveiled the iconic logo of AAS next to the Service Reception area.

Meet-the-press session was held at level 2 in GB Point where Mr Jean Todt gave an update on the recent changes in the engine rules for F1 cars.

Here's an extract of his remarks which was published in The Straits Times on the next day.

Also on 26th Apr 2014, the Singapore Road Safety Month was launched at Shangri-La Hotel. Special guests include Road Safety Global Ambassador Michelle Yeoh. 

Guest-of-Honour Minister Iswaran toured the exhibition area before proceeding to the Charity Gala Dinner which was held at the same hotel.