This father is worried sick about S’pore drivers rushing to get ahead

Can Singapore drivers learn to see their cars in a new way – as machines that can kill someone if they are not careful?

Cycling coach Muhammad Rezal Ramli and his wife Chew Pei Wen, with their son Muhammad Rayan and daughter Nora.
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Each day that Muhammad Rayan, nine, comes home safely is another day for his father to give thanks. 

The boy cycles from his Bedok home to his school about 1.6km away. The 10-minute ride crosses three busy traffic junctions. 

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