Grab ups safety for passengers and female drivers

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Ride-hailing platform Grab has gone one step further to enhance the safety of female GrabCar drivers as well as the safety of passengers. In an announcement, the company will be introducing a new in-car CCTV camera in GrabCars in Malaysia and a new insurance policy in South East Asia.

Malaysia is the first country to see an in-car CCTV camera installed. It will be fixed in GrabCars that are driven by female drivers for better security of both driver and passengers as well. To be fixed in some 100 cars, it will also help solve any disputes by driver or passengers.

The second initiative comes in the form of a Personal Accident Insurance coverage (PAI). The group coverage extends to all GrabCar passengers and drivers (GrabBike too in certain regions). It’s applicable to 28 cities in all six countries that Grab operates in.

According to the company, Grab Personal Accident Insurance provides an additional layer of free insurance in addition to commercial auto insurance. The latter provides differing coverage for drivers and passengers.

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The policy covers accidental death, permanent dismemberment and bodily injuries in the event of accidents for both driver and passenger (up to RM64,200 per person in Malaysia). The amount differs according to markets, and each incident will be evaluated individually by insurance providers.

Last but not least, the company aims to cut down the number of traffic accidents in South East Asia through various safety initiatives. In Philippines and Indonesia (soon to roll out in Thailand), a number of defensive riding courses have been held for GrabBike. Down in Singapore, Grab has been working with the Singapore Traffic Police to promote safety awareness.

The initiatives are said to complement Grab’s existing safety features including “share-my-ride,” a PDRM button, dual payment option along with 24-7 customer service support and stringent background screenings of GrabCar drivers.

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Comments

  • dodgeviper88 on Mar 22, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    Being a grab driver the only danger posed is the samseng taxi drivers that will vandalise your car and harrass passengers.

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  • skatax on Mar 22, 2016 at 6:08 pm

    May I suggest GrabCar to install at least 2-3 cameras per car to cover all view angles for both driver and passenger. Having a single camera would be half-baked idea, as it is difficult to view blind spots (legroom area, etc.), and as backup in case one of it go kaputt.

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  • seancorr (Member) on Mar 22, 2016 at 6:32 pm

    Grab should have just made CCTV standard in all their cars like how China does it. Zero chance of any hanky panky happening in the taxi.

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  • alldisc on Mar 22, 2016 at 8:08 pm

    Several cameras inside the car? Wow. That’s like Fake Taxi the movie!!

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  • Ben yap on Mar 22, 2016 at 8:37 pm

    Who’s gonna pay for the CCTV? If bill to driver, u can go fly kite.

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