Originally posted by sir_peanuts:
***Please don't move this topic to Taxis forum, I think
it's a social issue, thanks***
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/viewPost3598.aspx
some of you may have seen this stomp post, it's about tourists not
being able to get a taxi possibly between 11pm and 12am.
now, singapore is a city that should be heavily reliant on public
transport. while taxis do not make up public transport, as contrary
to popular belief, they certainly play an important role in daily
commuting.
queues at taka or city hall area can last as long as one hour
during this magic hour of 11pm to 12am. just because taxi drivers
are waiting for the surcharge, and the government simple does
[b]nothing about it. it really reflects badly on
singapore's image as a metropolitan city, when transport becomes so
inconvenient.
it seems that taxi drivers are becoming "bigger" than government
and behave snobbishly. it's time to come down hard on them.[/b]
It is not quite true that there are no taxi between 11 pm - 12
midnite because Taix drivers are waiting for midnite
surcharges.Posibilly some of them do it but not all of them do
it.
