Motorcyclist, pillion rider killed in early morning BKE crash involving two lorries

Motorcyclist, pillion rider killed in early morning BKE crash involving two lorries

SINGAPORE: A motorcyclist and his pillion rider died in an accident along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) early on Tuesday (Jan 21) morning.  The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in response to CNA’s queries that it was alerted to an accident along the BKE towards the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) before the Kranji Expressway … Read more

A millennial learns to drive a bus in Singapore – on Roblox. What could go wrong?

A millennial learns to drive a bus in Singapore – on Roblox. What could go wrong?

During a recent training session to be a bus driver, I mounted countless kerbs, including when I reversed in the middle of a roundabout… onto another kerb. I also hit the brakes too late and stopped several metres past the stop line at a traffic junction, before reversing the bus to the correct position. Relax, … Read more

A Letter to Myself Podcast: Driven by passion, Matthew Tay gave up university to drive buses

A Letter to Myself Podcast: Driven by passion, Matthew Tay gave up university to drive buses

While his peers focused on planning for university, he was immersed in bus interest groups and his part-time job as a private bus driver. And when he graduated from polytechnic with strong grades, he struggled with the expectation to pursue a more “conventional” pathway – pursuing a degree.   “It was only natural to go to … Read more