No matter how Grab cars are safe for everybody, Grab Malaysia still chose to share tips on how to keep your kids – most especially – safe inside a Grab car. Plus, Grab Singapore changing its outlook for taxis in this Southeast Asian country? Here’s the scoop.
Grab Malaysia’s tips for keeping kids safe inside the car
There are five effective ways on how to keep your kids the safest inside a Grab car. First and foremost, invest in a child booster seat. Yes, you’ll need to shell out money for this, but if it’s the safety of child passengers at stake, will you even think twice?
Second, decorate and ornament your car with toys. However, stick with soft toys and plushies, rather than the hard action figures. You want the kids to be safe, right?
Third, never ever leave a child unattended inside the car. When you exit your car, bring the child with you. Drivers, remind your passengers to take their kids with them when they will ask to be waited upon, such as when buying stuff from the convenience store.
Fourth, keep the radio open so your kids can listen to music and maybe sing along, too. Lastly, remove anything that may cause motion sickness for your kids.
Following those tips will keep your little ones safest while inside the Grab car.
Straits Times: Grab Singapore now wants to save taxis
In Singapore, the battle between ridesharing cars and taxis is fierce, but it’s soon dissipating as Grab Singapore changes its heart in favor of the country’s cabs.
All thanks to the ride-hailing platform getting a Street-Hail Service Operator License last April.
“It marks a strategic turn for Grab. After years of operating as an asset-light platform, Grab is now investing in a company-owned taxi fleet, embracing a traditional model it once sought to disrupt,” a previous report on The Straits Times, a publication in Singapore, stated.
Holding this license, Grab Singapore has just become the sixth taxi operator in the Southeast Asian nation.
The license was awarded to GrabCab, a subsidiary of Grab’s rental arm GrabRentals. It has started last April 9th and is valid for 10 years, like your travel visa!
Under this license, GrabCab is slated to have a grace period of three years to progressively expand its fleet in order to meet the minimum fleet size pre-requisite for 800 taxis. That’s interesting.
“This enables us to address unmet consumer demand and improve ride availability, particularly during peak hours, late nights and in areas accessible only by taxis,” Grab Singapore’s spokesperson stated, too, describing Singapore as a “supply-constrained market.” “It also positions us to better serve the anticipated growth in point-to-point rides in the coming years, while catering to consumers who prefer street hailing.”
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