What route you use?

last SG · 2016-01-27T21:46:03+00:00

Ya lor, if accident at Paya Lebar or Eunos, siao liao, then the infamous Kallang there, every day also jam

sg11 SG

Lets say passenger do not say what route to take.

Is it always safer to take the shortest distance than the fastest route?

Shortest distance meaning = more traffic lights (maybe jam) and reach destination about 10 mins later.
Fastest route meaning = longer distance but smoother (maybe using expressway faster so it is longer) and reach destination about 10 mins earlier.

This is what I think (not sure):
It is safer to take the Shortest distance (even if longer time), because if unreasonable pax complain jam and late, you still can explain that you taken the shortest route.

If take fastest route (usually faster during normal condition), if unlucky time have jam, unreasonable pax can complain and say you purposely take longer distance route to reach late, even if you explain that usually is faster and smoother also no use because it is longer distance.

GPS also have a setting to choose shortest or fastest.

Should I use shortest or fastest? If the pax never say anything.

bowah SG

IF pax never said anything, propose you roads to pax, once he or she agreed, then move on..smlj fast or short road…all roads lead to rome.

Neutral-Thinker SG

GPS also have a setting to choose shortest or fastest.

Should I use shortest or fastest? If the pax never say anything.

LTA regulations states "shortest and most direct" route (so not necessarilly must take all the shortcuts as shortcuts are not too direct).

Last time I was in Comfort office months ago when I was still on probation for taking longer routes, the officer there told me take the shortest not the fastest route (although the shortest route may cause customers to pay more due to traffic lights waiting times and possible cause them to incur more ERP charges).

If meet customers that make a fuss out of it, dont argue, just offer him/her a discount to please him/her and proceed on to find your next customer. Otherwise your whole day's mood becomes bad and you may also get another complain.

However the best way is still what Bowah said (propose and wait for his agreement). However many a times I bypass this step too as most of the times, it is more than simple steps like take SLE then CTE.

I personally do not use GPS as I do not want people to say that even taxi drivers depend on GPS and thereby giving them more reasons to push for driverless taxis to eliminate us ( Google is right now into driverless research too ).

sg11 SG

LTA regulations states "shortest and most direct" route (so not necessarilly must take all the shortcuts as shortcuts are not too direct).

Thanks. Will take shortest route. At least if got complain still can explain.

Your that pax on taxi got complain to you or only after dropping off sliently go complain?

So they give you verbal warning and close case?

foolsh_2000 SG

These type of lj pax will complain anything hoping to get taxi voucher

getcarter SG

Y worry abt complains?

Fark care la now taxi company tone down liao

Not happy throw key join another company lor

If not join GC/uber lor

Pay high rental for taxi n still wana scared here n there

Times hv changed la now is drivers mkt

So many un hired cabs rotting at back yard

now otang rental also company no disturb just sms only

jialat cases also they call n tok nicely to settle things

Mai spoil mkt la scared for wat???

Neutral-Thinker SG

I got called to Comfort Office due to 3 complains. All happened during the first 6 months probation periods. One complained to me too, one silent and one due to MDT problem (that time did not show screen for accepting evoucher so difficult to claim back customer not happy and complained). Luckily Comfort officer said you still on probation and reaons why you received complain is because you are still new and not too familiar with the routes . Drafted an appeal letter with his help including promising to put in effort to improve my knowledge of the routes in Singapore . He told me if I do receive Comfort's termination of contract letter ignore it. I received one a month later which I obviously ignored.

Neutral-Thinker SG

Y worry abt complains?

Fark care la now taxi company tone down liao

Not happy throw key join another company lor

If not join GC/uber lor

Pay high rental for taxi n still wana scared here n there

Times hv changed la now is drivers mkt

So many un hired cabs rotting at back yard

now otang rental also company no disturb just sms only

jialat cases also they call n tok nicely to settle things

Mai spoil mkt la scared for wat???

True, now more unused taxis in companies....but GC/Uber also caused customers to be lost. Last time got a lot of mid to long distance customers now a lot of them went to GC and Uber that offers lower rates to them.

One cabby who was interviewed by asiaone.com described Grabtaxi as 忘恩負義 saying they helped Grabtaxi build up customerbase to where it is right now only to be betrayed by them when they started GrabCar to compete with us.

Grabtaxi is good as they help the taxi drivers who rented from the other 4 taxi companies form a big enough alliance for customers to want to use them to call for taxi.

getcarter SG

Think TS is wit cdg

Tats y worry so much abt complains lol

f1taxidriver SG

Grabtaxi was not very profitable to begin with. It is why they started grabcar. But the business has sufficient potential to get a series C funding in Oct 2014.

From seed funding to series C, which is about 4 rounds of funding, the original founders are left with around 10% of company shares.

So whatever 'evil' you perceive, it is coming from the major investors, and guess who are they?

j007 SG

IF pax never said anything, propose you roads to pax, once he or she agreed, then move on..smlj fast or short road…all roads lead to rome.

j007 SG

Y worry abt complains?

Fark care la now taxi company tone down liao

Not happy throw key join another company lor

If not join GC/uber lor

Pay high rental for taxi n still wana scared here n there

Times hv changed la now is drivers mkt

So many un hired cabs rotting at back yard

now otang rental also company no disturb just sms only

jialat cases also they call n tok nicely to settle things

Mai spoil mkt la scared for wat???

quite true, nowadays to make a living from driving, need not be a cabby or with any particular company. gone are the days where cuntfuck leads in calls.

when pax do not have any route in mind, suggest your best route based on experience, but of course, we can control if there's a sudden accident or traffic jam

Keepthechange666 SG

Route, very difficult to teach one, must go master yourself.......

Once drive taxi many years, season liao, pax on board, destination, split second, move off.......

Road is dead one, even come out new road, just need 1 round to familiarize only.......

Why worry so much? Ku ku will just kena 1 idiot pax want you to go aeroplane route, just go la, won't die lor.......

Taxilim88 SG

GPS also have a setting to choose shortest or fastest.

Should I use shortest or fastest? If the pax never say anything.

Open your mouth and ask lah..most of the time, pax will tell. But once in a while, even if you open mouth, the reply from pax will be "you are the taxi driver, how should I know?" or something like that. These are the one kind of pax that works in CBP and stays around Simei Rise.

j007 SG

even though we are taxi drivers, we won't know their 'preferred route' as we at times will rather bring them to holland, go longer, but smooth traffic way.

at times when pax is clueless, from east want to go town, i go via ecp up as i hate the bottleneck on pie and pie>cte

bowah SG

Route, very difficult to teach one, must go master yourself.......

Once drive taxi many years, season liao, pax on board, destination, split second, move off.......

Road is dead one, even come out new road, just need 1 round to familiarize only.......

Why worry so much? Ku ku will just kena 1 idiot pax want you to go aeroplane route, just go la, won't die lor.......

Knn, the new seletar west roads..you go 1 time master lah, idiot pax I like, at least they fark you but also bring you there, worst are idiot but still act how lian, he dunno roads somemore can fark you type of pax,,,,,....this want can go around Singapore one hor.

bowah SG

Actually we are know the roads very well, you can master all roads, but the problem is the WAY…from the pick up position. Yes, from AP position, we know nearly all places in Singapore and the way, that is why some TDs only ply from AP. No need to think so much mah.

The worst are those living inside those lanjiao small lanes, even HDB now also got so many turn and twist to the block, you can go in…but knn, exit also dunno where liao, then the farking pax living there can somemore fark at you..knn, limpek fark back lor,..you live here, can guide mah, how I know.

foolsh_2000 SG

There r some paxs act smart will guide u but when lost.they will fcuk u n say u r the taxi drvr U should know the way!

Pandanchen SG

fetch a local lady from airport to Bukit merah view. i asked her to choose the route but she said just move. so i told her can i use PIE, she said can

when i reach steven road/whitley along PIE she asked me "why didn't you take the ECP" ?

f1taxidriver SG

KNN like that next time cannot ask which route, must pass them a notebook and write it down, pretend you are partially deaf. If pax ask why got disability and still drive, the show them your notebook and say you previously work in a thai disco until got hearing problem.