Taxis must ply 250km daily from 2013

[boomtown]

where can me apply to be petrol kiosk operator ah? every cab 250km daily, sure huat tat!

not only petrol kiosk operator huat, government also huat - all the multi layer tax revenue up. best part, don't have to do anything.

 

[boomtown]

You are definitely out of touch babe.
I just spoke to a taxi driver, he was the one who told me all this you dummy!

i thought you are a taxi driver. speaking to a (one) taxi driver and forming a conclusion is very risky.

you should speak to at least 10 taxi drivers before forming any conclusion.

 

[PROFILER]

Good. Waiting for that day to come. Taxi drivers need to be disciplined.

 

[Conqueror]

80 x 3 = 240

SGP so small where the heck can you drive 250km per day to?

I only drive around 60km per day to work and home.

Go round and round like a merry go round? LOL!

Is Singapore 80 km wide from West to East ?

If this is true, then 80 x 3 = 240.

How many hours one need to drive to clock this mileage ? And not every trip is from Changi Airport to Jurong West.

 

[WHITEWOLF]

Re: 80 x 3 = 240

Is Singapore 80 km wide from West to East ?

If this is true, then 80 x 3 = 240.

How many hours one need to drive to clock this mileage ? And not every trip is from Changi Airport to Jurong West.

On a free-flowing expressway, around 4.5 hours.

 

[Cestbon]

Re: 80 x 3 = 240

On a free-flowing expressway, around 4.5 hours.

More likely 6hr. Consider traffic light waiting and road congestion.

 

[WHITEWOLF]

Re: 80 x 3 = 240

More likely 6hr. Consider traffic light waiting and road congestion.

If the taxi is on a normal road, with some roads having 50 to 60kmh speed limit, it is a day's work of 8 hours.

I think that's how they come up with the 240km. They just want the taxi to run 8 hours, excluding lunch and dinner.

 

[Conqueror]

Weird

If the taxi is on a normal road, with some roads having 50 to 60kmh speed limit, it is a day's work of 8 hours.

I think that's how they come up with the 240km. They just want the taxi to run 8 hours, excluding lunch and dinner.

They want to squeeze out more from these guys by letting them share the cabs instead hogging them in their own HDB car parks.

But, who is going to fork out the money for accidents during the rainy season ? PAP only know how to talk but will not help cab drivers.

I heard cab drivers complaining about Comfort Delgro's unfeeling treatment to some of their cab drivers too. That's why you see Union's Transcab emerging as a strong competitor.

Strangely, late JBJ was so caring for them and wanting to help them own their own taxis.

The one that burned the MP Seng Han Tong was an ex-cabby too.

More and more stories coming out from this transport industry. Weird.

 

[WHITEWOLF]

Re: Weird

However, I like to disclose that taxi drivers, especially those driving the Merz, are using the Merz as a family car and hardly pick up passengers by plying the roads.

Most of them have regular engagements with regular clients in hotels and special transport assignments. The rest of the time, they're parking their taxis and helping their spouse with the family business or picking up the children to and fro school.

I've concrete evidence on that.

 

[Bigfuck]

Really stupid LTA people again. Their policies are really stupid and making a mockery of themselves. So now the taxis drivers would cruise aimlessly and pollute the air many times over as they are ALL diesel vehicles!!!!! and diesel being so cheap they can afford to just cruise and pick passengers of their choice. End result is more empty cabs on the road = more congestion= more idling= more pollution in the most densely packed cuntry in the world with the most number of taxis in any city(beats even Tokyo).
Stupig LTA:oIo::oIo::oIo:

The easier solution is for taxis not to have ERP or reduced ERP. But then money face. ERP is not for traffic congestion, period.

 

[WildestDreams]

It's fine if they are earning $7K a month.

 

[halsey02]

Measures such as this are common place in the developed world to ensure that limited sources are optimised and not under utilised. It also serves passengers in terms of flagging taxis readily.

In the past, NTUC as the biggest operator because of political consideration did not agree to these things. All previous measures to bring taxis in during inclement weather and off peak has failed.

Not sure about the arguments that such measure would discourage taxi entering the CBD due to jam but it will certainly force them out in the streets. I am sure they a not going drive mindlessly to clock up the mileage and burn fuel. If they did, they will quickly wise up and enter locations where there a pick-ups jam or not.

Have you ever try getting a cab off the street between 9-9.30am? and then 11am to 1pm, around 4-5pm? these are the times of changing shifts, going for meals & forever changing shifts. During those periods, it is easy to spot many taxis with BUSY or HIRED signs & it is empty. One more thing, when it rains, light shower to heavy thunderstorms, many taxis evaporate.

The move by LTA to ensure that there are taxis on the streets during peak hours is good, I am sure they will be monitoring the abuse of the "BUSY, HIRED" & hiding in 'secret' location waiting for call booking.

This measure is a long time coming...hope that have some other measures too to ensure that, they are enough taxis plying the roads, especially when it is on a Sunday, 60% of the taxis are on a off day.

 

[The_Hypocrite]

I for one have no love for singapore taxi drivers due to the Cinderella syndrome etc,,but the system is made worse by PAP crap and pricing to squeeze every cent for themselves.

However,,if the life of the taxi driver is soo tough, why are they not plying the roads to get more customers? 1 taxi driver told me, the more passenger he gets as in pick up and drop off, the better the profits.

So if these drivers are hiding, they must be making good profits by the limited customers they get,,I mean the rental and diesel etc is about 100++ per day right? So dont they need to earn that sort of money just to break even? if they dont ply the roads or business soo good,,that they can hide?

 

[lianbeng]

lianbeng last night saw some blue lanterns taxis in town but got passengers inside leh!must be family members/friends lor.

 

[Cestbon]

They rent the taxi can do what they want. What a big fuss??
They pay rental and fuel . If dont make money that their problem.
If those not happy can rent a cab also.

 

[hairylee]

They rent the taxi can do what they want. What a big fuss??
They pay rental and fuel . If dont make money that their problem.
If those not happy can rent a cab also.

Yes, it is their free choice. Those idiots who make noise can also rent a cab themselves and do the same. Nobody is stopping them.
Problems does not lies with those who rent cab for private use.
Problems lies with LTA for not having a comprehensive transport plan, hence, taxi company can only fight fire with fire.

 

[wMulew]

Re: Weird

Strangely, late JBJ was so caring for them and wanting to help them own their own taxis.

The power of Hindsight: Looking at the behavior of the cab drivers today, the government was absolutely correct to not allow such things to happen. If the cab drivers own their cabs, there will be no way to punish errand drivers

 

[Cestbon]

Yes, it is their free choice. Those idiots who make noise can also rent a cab themselves and do the same. Nobody is stopping them.
Problems does not lies with those who rent cab for private use.
Problems lies with LTA for not having a comprehensive transport plan, hence, taxi company can only fight fire with fire.

I always laughing those complaint this and that.
Eg.taxi for private>>> not happy rent a taxi also
taxi fare expensive>>>>take bus/mrt
food expensive>> cook at home

 

[watchman8]

Re: Weird

The power of Hindsight: Looking at the behavior of the cab drivers today, the government was absolutely correct to not allow such things to happen. If the cab drivers own their cabs, there will be no way to punish errand drivers

don't confuse the matter. Drivers that own their cabs can still be subjected to LTA control in terms of service and quality level. If don't meet standard, can be declassified as taxi.

 

[watchman8]

taxi fare expensive>>>>take bus/mrt

bus/mrt too crowded? walk home, can?
Then complain need to walk very far. So buy house within CBD so no need take transport home.
But house in CBD too expensive. Then how? Look for job in suburbs.
But no jobs in suburbs ... so don't work.
There is always a solution, isn't it?