Educated Cab Driver: Lowering taxi fares won't help cabbies

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I AM a taxi driver and find my income falling because of the economic downturn.
Passengers who used to take longer trips now take very short ones, usually to the nearest MRT station, and then take the train to complete their journey. Most of the time, I cruise around looking for passengers or join the taxi queue at a taxi stand. Waiting time can be quite long - 15 to 30 minutes - depending on my luck.
There are so many taxis from different taxi companies - red, green, blue, yellow, silver, white, black and yellow top - on the road competing for so few passengers. I think Singapore is the only country in the world with so many types of taxis in so many colours and it confuses everyone.
I disagree with Mr Raymund Koh's view on Tuesday ('To help cabbies, lower taxi rent') that fares should be lowered. But I agree that taxi rent should be lowered.
Taxi drivers have few options when lowering costs. There are only two costs: fuel and rent. Fuel cost has been reduced and passengers no longer have to pay the the fuel surcharge. So rent reduction should be considered, and there we are at the mercy of the taxi companies.
It is too simplistic to say that lower taxi fares will draw in more passengers. People complain that train and bus fares are too high and some resort to car pooling or cycling. Would lower taxi fares draw these would-be passengers to taxis?
Lee King Thai

 

[shelltox]

bro the taxis in bangkok is more colourful

 

[Cestbon]

With new 2 Boon Lay extension MRT start operation today Poineer and Joo Koon. Taxi passenger sure will reduce more than 30% in that area.
When few Circle line start operating in 3 month time another hit on the face for TAXI driver.
And TAXI driver will be recieved a big slap when all the Circle line start operation,
Then we will see how yaya TAXI driver.

 

[ronaldinho]

let it be lor

if too expensive people won't take

actually drive taxi is not bad, can make $2000 to $3000 and have time flexibility

 

[shelltox]

With new 2 Boon Lay extension MRT start operation today Poineer and Joo Koon. Taxi passenger sure will reduce more than 30% in that area.
When few Circle line start operating in 3 month time another hit on the face for TAXI driver.
And TAXI driver will be recieved a big slap when all the Circle line start operation,
Then we will see how yaya TAXI driver.

After All the meat had been eaten by NTUC comfort delgro and SMRT, the bones are left to the new operators. You think the market is liberalise to make taxi fare cheaper is it. when the market is liberalise for suckers

 

[lifeafter41]

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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->I AM a taxi driver and find my income falling because of the economic downturn.
Passengers who used to take longer trips now take very short ones, usually to the nearest MRT station, and then take the train to complete their journey. Most of the time, I cruise around looking for passengers or join the taxi queue at a taxi stand. Waiting time can be quite long - 15 to 30 minutes - depending on my luck.
There are so many taxis from different taxi companies - red, green, blue, yellow, silver, white, black and yellow top - on the road competing for so few passengers. I think Singapore is the only country in the world with so many types of taxis in so many colours and it confuses everyone.
I disagree with Mr Raymund Koh's view on Tuesday ('To help cabbies, lower taxi rent') that fares should be lowered. But I agree that taxi rent should be lowered.
Taxi drivers have few options when lowering costs. There are only two costs: fuel and rent. Fuel cost has been reduced and passengers no longer have to pay the the fuel surcharge. So rent reduction should be considered, and there we are at the mercy of the taxi companies.
It is too simplistic to say that lower taxi fares will draw in more passengers. People complain that train and bus fares are too high and some resort to car pooling or cycling. Would lower taxi fares draw these would-be passengers to taxis?
Lee King Thai

It is hardly surprising that at such diffcult times. Taxi trips will be reduced and rely on alternative transport, such as bus, trains or even the friendly bicycle.

The onus is on the taxi operator to lower the rents to help the cabby, not lower the fare. However, looking at the situation, it is very unlikely that this will be carried out. Where is the money going to come from to pay for the million dollars salary for those guys sitting on top of all these taxi operator companies. Have never driven a taxi for a full month to know what life is like as a cabby.

 

[funglung]

After All the meat had been eaten by NTUC comfort delgro and SMRT, the bones are left to the new operators. You think the market is liberalise to make taxi fare cheaper is it. when the market is liberalise for suckers

Thats part of how stinking bastard LKY got 400-500++ billions into his Temasick and GIC, and billions more into reserves.

NTUC, Comfort, Delgro and SMRT fat cats then get big big bonus for helping LKY suck that $$$$

Bones left to taxi drivers and Sinkies squeezed of more $$$$



LEE KUAN YEW LOST AND LOST DUNNO HOW MANY BILLIONS IN TEMASICK AND GIC

EVEN MORE BILLIONS HE THREW AWAY TO HIS DOGS AND COCKROACHES SO THEY CAN TAKE FRENCH COOKING LESSONS

LKY NEED MORE BILLIONS FROM SINKIES WHO VOTED FOR HIM AND FROM THOSE WHO VOIDED THEIR VOTES

EVEN IF YOU VOTE AGAINST HIM, NO DIFFERENCE.

COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT AS SINKIES DID NOT TRY HARD ENOUGH TO KICK OUT THAT VAMPIRE BASTARD LKY

SO EXPECT EVERYTHING IN SINGAPORE TO GO UP AND UP

BASTARD LKY NEED YOUR $$$$$

HE SCREW YOU AND DEMAND THAT YOU THANK HIM FOR HIS FUCKING 'SUBISIDIESD BULLSHIT' AND 'AFFORDABLE' CON-TALK.

GO ALL OUT TO KICK ALL THOSE BASTARDS OUT

ALL OF THEM

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL ELECTION TIME
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW!

TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR RELATIVES.

SUPPORT OPPOSITION PARTIES WITH YOUR TIME AND MONEY AND STAND BY THEM AND WITH THEM.

THEY SPEAK FOR YOU AND TRY TO SPEAK FOR YOU.

NOT LKY AND HIS BASTARDS IN WHITE WHO ONLY WANT YOUR MONEY AND TO FUCK YOU.


IF NOT FOR YOURSELF, THEN FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR CHILDREN

THERE WILL NOT BE AN OBAMA AS PRESIDENT OF USA IF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THERE WAS INTIMIDATED BY BEATINGS AND LYNCHINGS IN THE PAST.


THE TOBBLING OF LKY WILL NOT BE EASY, AND CAN BE BLOODY AS WELL.
THEY WILL NOT GIVE UP THE BILLIONS THAT THEY SUCKED FROM YOU AND CAN CONTINUE TO SCREW FROM YOU NOW AND IN FUTURE.


ONLY YOU HAVE THE POWER TO SAY 'NO MORE OF THAT' AND THROW EVERYONE OF THOSE BASTARDS OUT






Sinkies must organise themselves

Show that they got balls and can stand up to LKY intimidation.

Big money at stake.

Already 400-500++ billions got sucked and bled by LKY into his Temasick and GIC.
HOW MANY OTHER BILLIONS GOT SUCKED AND USED BY THEM IN GLC WHERE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND MINISTERS AND BASTARDS IN WHITE ARE CHAIRMAN AND CEOS?

EVEN IF NO ELECTIONS, SINKIES MUST SPEAK WITH ALL THEIR FRIENDS AND ALL THEY KNOW

STAND UP TO THAT BASTARD LKY AND PAP BLOODSUCKERS

STAND WITH ALL THOSE THAT FIGHT BASTARD LKY

OR STAND UP YOURSELF IN YOUR CONSTITUENCY

DONT BE BULLIED BY THAT FUCKING COWARD LKY USING HIS CORRUPT KANGAROO COURTS AND ALL THAT HE CAN, AND WILL THROW AT YOU


You will fear them only if you allow yourself to fear them.

Just because THEY want you to fear them, must you fear those fucking bastards?

THEY ONLY CAN RULE YOU , AND BLED YOU , THROUGH FEAR AND INTIMIDATION.


SINKIES,

FIND YOUR BALLS AND STAND UP TO THEM.
THEY WILL THEN FEAR YOU.

AND YOU REGAIN YOUR MONEY AND YOUR FUTURE AND YOUR CHILDREN FUTURE.

DO NOT LET OUR MONEY GO TO FUND PAP DOGS FRENCH COOKING LESSONS

DO NOT DIE IN OLD FOLK HOMES IN JB.

FIND YOUR BALLS AND STAND UP TO THEM

 

[singveld]

yes it is horrible the plight of the taxi drivers.

pap just dump those people who lost jobs in MNC into taxi, even when there are no demand.

 

[besotted]

taxi drivers are never satisfied

no matter what they want this want that but attitude fuck type

50,000 of the 52,000, only 2,000 okay ones

this recession good lah, wake them up or else they think they big fuck

 

[NissanViP]

I hope LKY open up SAF helicopter pilot and all SAF vehicles to private operator as well.

 

[shelltox]

Thats part of how stinking bastard LKY got 400-500++ billions into his Temasick and GIC, and billions more into reserves.

NTUC, Comfort, Delgro and SMRT fat cats then get big big bonus for helping LKY suck that $$$$

Bones left to taxi drivers and Sinkies squeezed of more $$$$



LEE KUAN YEW LOST AND LOST DUNNO HOW MANY BILLIONS IN TEMASICK AND GIC

EVEN MORE BILLIONS HE THREW AWAY TO HIS DOGS AND COCKROACHES SO THEY CAN TAKE FRENCH COOKING LESSONS

LKY NEED MORE BILLIONS FROM SINKIES WHO VOTED FOR HIM AND FROM THOSE WHO VOIDED THEIR VOTES

EVEN IF YOU VOTE AGAINST HIM, NO DIFFERENCE.

COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT AS SINKIES DID NOT TRY HARD ENOUGH TO KICK OUT THAT VAMPIRE BASTARD LKY

SO EXPECT EVERYTHING IN SINGAPORE TO GO UP AND UP

BASTARD LKY NEED YOUR $$$$$

HE SCREW YOU AND DEMAND THAT YOU THANK HIM FOR HIS FUCKING 'SUBISIDIESD BULLSHIT' AND 'AFFORDABLE' CON-TALK.

GO ALL OUT TO KICK ALL THOSE BASTARDS OUT

ALL OF THEM

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL ELECTION TIME
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW!

TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR RELATIVES.

SUPPORT OPPOSITION PARTIES WITH YOUR TIME AND MONEY AND STAND BY THEM AND WITH THEM.

THEY SPEAK FOR YOU AND TRY TO SPEAK FOR YOU.

NOT LKY AND HIS BASTARDS IN WHITE WHO ONLY WANT YOUR MONEY AND TO FUCK YOU.


IF NOT FOR YOURSELF, THEN FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR CHILDREN

THERE WILL NOT BE AN OBAMA AS PRESIDENT OF USA IF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THERE WAS INTIMIDATED BY BEATINGS AND LYNCHINGS IN THE PAST.


THE TOBBLING OF LKY WILL NOT BE EASY, AND CAN BE BLOODY AS WELL.
THEY WILL NOT GIVE UP THE BILLIONS THAT THEY SUCKED FROM YOU AND CAN CONTINUE TO SCREW FROM YOU NOW AND IN FUTURE.


ONLY YOU HAVE THE POWER TO SAY 'NO MORE OF THAT' AND THROW EVERYONE OF THOSE BASTARDS OUT






Sinkies must organise themselves

Show that they got balls and can stand up to LKY intimidation.

Big money at stake.

Already 400-500++ billions got sucked and bled by LKY into his Temasick and GIC.
HOW MANY OTHER BILLIONS GOT SUCKED AND USED BY THEM IN GLC WHERE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND MINISTERS AND BASTARDS IN WHITE ARE CHAIRMAN AND CEOS?

EVEN IF NO ELECTIONS, SINKIES MUST SPEAK WITH ALL THEIR FRIENDS AND ALL THEY KNOW

STAND UP TO THAT BASTARD LKY AND PAP BLOODSUCKERS

STAND WITH ALL THOSE THAT FIGHT BASTARD LKY

OR STAND UP YOURSELF IN YOUR CONSTITUENCY

DONT BE BULLIED BY THAT FUCKING COWARD LKY USING HIS CORRUPT KANGAROO COURTS AND ALL THAT HE CAN, AND WILL THROW AT YOU


You will fear them only if you allow yourself to fear them.

Just because THEY want you to fear them, must you fear those fucking bastards?

THEY ONLY CAN RULE YOU , AND BLED YOU , THROUGH FEAR AND INTIMIDATION.


SINKIES,

FIND YOUR BALLS AND STAND UP TO THEM.
THEY WILL THEN FEAR YOU.

AND YOU REGAIN YOUR MONEY AND YOUR FUTURE AND YOUR CHILDREN FUTURE.

DO NOT LET OUR MONEY GO TO FUND PAP DOGS FRENCH COOKING LESSONS

DO NOT DIE IN OLD FOLK HOMES IN JB.

FIND YOUR BALLS AND STAND UP TO THEM

Bro, you sounded like the barisan socialist lee siew cho

 

[johnny333]

this recession good lah, wake them up or else they think they big fuck

My thought exactly but I hope it will wake up the 66%. LKY & the PAP has done alot of damage to Spore.