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(News) 'Hello Kitty biker' dies in crash with lorry MinMin Jun 29th, 10, 08:22 PM #1 (permalink) 'Hello Kitty biker' dies in crash with lorry Boyfriend rides past accident scene and recognises her bike from decals He was puzzled when his girlfriend didn't send him a text message from her mobile phone, as she usually did upon arriving at her work place every day. Then something caught Mr Steven Tan's attention as he was riding his motorcycle to her workplace. There had been a fatal accident on the PIE. Mr Tan, 26, told The New Paper: "I saw my girlfriend's motorbike with all its Hello Kitty decals on the extreme right lane at the opposite side, and I knew it was her. "When I saw that, I stopped my motorcycle, broke down and cried." Mr Tan said a lorry was also in the lane, and a motorcycle helmet belonging to his girlfriend, Miss Candy Kwek, 21, was lying on the road. The accident happened around 10.20am on Monday. Police said the accident involved a lorry and a motorcycle. The Electric New Paper, Singapore - The Electric New Paper News I always notice that many female bikers are not riding with proper footwears. They are always seen with sandals or slippers when they are biking. Dun they realised that it is very dangerous cos when they skid, they will suffer serious injuries on their foot.

SINGAPORE: Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said he has noticed more unsafe driving on Singapore roads. Writing on his Facebook page, Mr Shanmugam commented on his experience on the roads on Monday. He cited two incidents, where drivers almost caused accidents because they did not indicate before switching lanes. Mr Shanmugam also cited one incident where his wife, who was driving, indicated to switch lanes but a van deliberately moved much faster to prevent them from pulling into the lane. The post also garnered dozens of comments within minutes on the Channel NewsAsia Facebook page. Some have suggested deploying more Traffic Police officers on the roads, to tackle bad drivers. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1221132/1/.html anyone agree?

... as said to me by a Hyundai salesman whilst I was at the Hyundai showroom looking at the 1.1 Getz. He said that the boot space of the Picanto is very short and narrow and is very unsafe for rear occupants in case of a rear end collision. He continued to say that the boot of the Getz is longer and its metal is tougher, so the rear occupants are better protected in a rear end accident. He also said that the Getz has that continental feel and because it weighs over 1,000kg (WOW!!! That is HEAVY for a 1.1l car), it is safer and more stable at high speed. He said that the Picanto is too light and is unsafe if involved in a collision. From the Hyundai salesman perspective, looks like many Picanto owners have made a wrong choice & are better off in a Getz.