JAN/FEB 2019 SINGAPORE’S WIDEST CIRCULATED AUTO AND LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE JAN / FEB 2019 FEB AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE PAGE MORE OPTIONS 28 FOR DRIVERS PAGE 5 ADVANTAGES OF 31 TINTED CAR WINDOWS PAGE SAFETY 34 FIRST VISIT HISTORICAL TURKEY PAGE — A STOP ALONG AA 40 AUTOVENTURETM LONDON– STEPPING SINGAPORE EXPEDITION 2019 BACK IN TIME PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE DEAR AA MEMBERS Happy New Year! PUBLISHER 2019 is going to be exciting for the Association as we expect to conquer new milestones this year — the first of which will see the Association moving into its newly developed premises at 2 Kung Chong Road later in the year. We will also be embarking on our first-ever 85-day AA Autoventure Expedition from London to Singapore in August! If this piques your interest, contact our Events and Activities team to find out more. If you need more convincing, read our travel AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE story on page 40 and you may get bitten by the travel bug. We ended 2018 on a high note when the PRESIDENT Association joined the Singapore Road Safety Mr Bernard Tay Council for their Gala Dinner on 19 October DEPUTY PRESIDENT and launched the Be A Road Safe Kid children’s Mr Low Beng Tin storybook. On behalf of the Association, I would like to extend our appreciation to Guest- SECRETARY Mr Chia Ho Choon of-Honour Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs, TREASURER for gracing the occasion. The Association is Mr Rankin B. Yeo confident that the books will help children better understand road dangers and thus COMMITTEE MEMBERS practise good safety habits on the roads. LTC (RET) Chan Chik Weng Read all about the launch on page 10. Dr S Chandra Mohan To raise awareness of road safety for Mr Alvin Phua Mr Robert Tan children, the Association rolled out the Prof Tay Boon Keng Safe Kids In Cars campaign in November Mr Darryl Wee 2018. The first of the campaign’s range of Mr David Wong activities was the installation of campaign Mr Thomas Yeoh posters at bus shelters around Singapore. We hope to encourage parents to adopt EDITORIAL BOARD the appropriate safety measures for their Mr Lee Wai Mun children and be a 5-star parent in the car by Ms Grace Wong following the rules on page 12. Ms Celeste Ng Mr David Vella In other news, a new AA initiative logo was unveiled at the RHT Academy ASEAN Summit 2018; and our AAShop began their Ninja Point service, bringing convenience to shoppers and HIGHWAY IS THE BI-MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE sellers. More information can be found on page 13. AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE In this issue, we also sat down with an AAShop EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED TO AA MEMBERS. 535 KALLANG BAHRU, #02-08 GB POINT S339351 Merchandiser to find out how items make their TEL: 6333 8811 FAX: 6733 5094 way to the shop’s shelves — turn to page 26 to pick EMAIL: [email protected] up some money-saving tips as an AA Member! WWW.AAS.COM.SG Don’t forget to check out our new 2019 privileges for AA Members (page 64) and upcoming Chinese New Year deals. With that, I wish you great AA Singapore prosperity as you drive into the New Year. @AASGNews Bernard Tay company/automobile-association-of-singapore President, AA Singapore @AutomobileAssociationSG HIGHWAY 3 INSIDE 03 FROM THE PRESIDENT 06 EDITOR’S NOTE THE FRONT 08 PRESSROOM AAS Academy goes regional, Be A Road Safe Kid book launch, Safe Kids In Cars campaign, AAShop partners Ninja Point, AA supports safe and sustainable mobility 14 ASK AA Your motoring questions answered 16 HEALTH Q Reduce your eye fatigue 18 ROAD RULES STEPPING BACK New digital services for IN TIME vehicle owners 20 SAFETY MATTERS RE VIE W 43 Approaching flooded INDULGE NEW YEAR, NEW YOU, roads safely 34 SAFETY FIRST NEW EXPERIENCES Highway reviews three car 22 SAFETY MATTERS Your guide to looking, feeling and models with ISOFIX A seat belt with ALR can living better in 2019 become a choking hazard 37 48 HEADS UP! AUTOVENTURE Helmets for cyclists and 24 KNOW YOUR CAR Great driving holiday packages for PMD users The different fluids that keep the the adventurous car running smoothly 38 AASHOP Great deals for AA Members 26 IN PERSON PITSTOP As a Merchandiser, Liew Pei Shan gets to test nifty products 46 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES before anyone else LIFESTYLE 60 WORKSHOPS & COURSES 40 TRAVEL FE ATURES STEPPING BACK IN TIME 64 PRIVILEGE PARTNERS Turkey contains plenty of New 2019 privileges revealed! ancient structures that 28 MORE OPTIONS F&B discounts, specials on health are still standing FOR DRIVERS and wellness treatments, and hotel Sharing and renting cars are stay promotions for AA Members viable alternatives to owning throughout the year a vehicle 31 5 ADVANTAGES OF JAN/FEB TINTED CAR WINDOWS Going beyond aesthetics 4 HIGHWAY 2019 EDITOR’S NOTE SAFE AND SOUND PUBLISHING AGENT It is not uncommon to find at least one article on driving safety in each issue of Highway. But the topic is touched on in numerous sections of this particular issue. In fact, there are two articles instead of the usual one in the Safety Matters section. The first (page 20) advises drivers on the THINKFARM PTE LTD safe ways to handle flooded roads, while 22 Changi Business Park Central 2 the second (page 22) teaches readers how The Kingsmen Experience they can prevent a seat belt with automatic locking retractor from Singapore 486032 choking their child. Tel: 65 6831 1299 Meanwhile, the cars covered in the Review section all boast www.thinkfarm.sg ISOFIX, the international standard for attachment points for child MANAGING DIRECTOR safety seats in passenger cars; and the feature article on page Christopher Tay 31 — ‘5 Advantages of Tinted Car Windows’ — speaks of how a thin film on car windows and windshields can save the driver EDITORIAL from plenty of bloodshed because of its ability to prevent glass Chua Kim Beng shattering and splintering, among other advantages. ART Even AA Singapore events covered this issue have a safety Regina Wong, Melissa Poon focus. Our writer attended the gala dinner hosted by the Singapore Road Safety Council (page 10) and reports on the CLIENT RELATIONSHIP launch of AA Singapore’s Be A Road Safe Kid children’s storybook. Jessie Kek There is also coverage of the Safe Kids In Cars campaign. The emphasis on driving safety is all the more important CONTRIBUTORS during this festive season, when your loved ones would surely Adaline Teo, Jasmine Chung, Jay Chua, Jon White, Justin Loh appreciate having you around in one piece, safe and sound. Ki’ern Tan, Sunuja Naidu, On behalf of the editorial team, let me take this opportunity to Tan Ju Kuang, Will Chin wish all AA Members a fantastic 2019, and a prosperous Year of the Pig. ADVERTISING SALES ENQUIRIES TEL: 6831 1299 EMAIL: [email protected] Chua Kim Beng Highway is wholly owned by the Automobile Association of Editor Singapore and contracted to be published bi-monthly by ThinkFarm Pte Ltd. No material may be reproduced in part or in whole without prior written consent from the Publisher. Views and opinions expressed in Highway are not necessarily those of the Publisher or the Editors. Publication of an article or advertisement does not imply that the service or product is endorsed by the Automobile Association of Singapore unless specifically stated. Although reasonable care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and objectivity of the information provided in this publication, neither the Publisher, Editors nor their employees and agents can be held liable for any errors or omissions, nor can any action be taken based on the views expressed or information provided within this publication. MCI (P) 030/07/2018 6 HIGHWAY NEWS, HAPPENINGS & ANNOUNCEMENTS AT AA AAS ACADEMY HEADS TO THAILAND AAS Academy expands its scope from local to regional DVLWUHFHQWO\FRQGXFWHGDQRYHUVHDVWUDLQLQJIRUŴHHW PDQDJHUVKRSLQJWRLQŴXHQFHDQGLPSURYHWKHLUGULYHUVō safety culture. As drivers, most of us set out with FIRST OVERSEAS the intention to drive safely. But ENGAGEMENT do you really know all there is to The Academy took its Managing AAS Academy conducting a know about safe driving and crash Driver Behaviour course to new training workshop for professionals avoidance? heights when it successfully at Air Liquide in Bangkok. For example, do you know how FRQGXFWHGLWVƓUVWRYHUVHDVWUDLQLQJ to apply the three-second rule? workshop for French multinational knowledge and skills to effectively Have you ever thought about company Air Liquide on 29 October manage people who drive for how the lack of sleep affects your 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. work on a day-to-day basis. reaction time? Do you know how The course, which had 28 It helps them understand the much time you actually save if you participants, was presented as LQŴXHQFHDQGHIIHFWWKH\KDYH increase your driving speed by part of the SEA Cluster Road on drivers’ behaviours and play 5km/h? Safety Seminar. Attendees an active role in creating an AAS Academy courses don’t included transport managers, accident-free culture. The course just answer these questions, supervisors, and safety personnel also covered external factors that WKH\DOVRKHOSGULYHUVDQGŴHHW from Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, can cause accidents, from human managers understand on-the-road Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia error and road condition, to situations and instill good driving and Vietnam. weather and other road users. habits through lively discussions, Designed by the Royal Society “The activities and case studies simulations and videos. Its courses for the Prevention of Accidents shared at the course were good. have been gaining traction since (RoSPA), the one-day course It was useful to understand that, they were launched in 2015.