Singapore’s taxis have been ranked the best in the world,
according to the Hotels.com’s annual global taxi survey.
Cleanliness was the top scoring factor for Singapore’s taxis,
with 51 per cent of respondents ranking Singapore’s taxis top for
cleanliness, followed by 49 per cent ranking them highly for
safety, then friendliness (24%), knowledge of the area (21%),
quality of driving (21%) and availability (21%).
This ranking comes despite complains by passengers, which
include failing to get a taxi via the booking hotline or app, taxi
drivers unfamiliar with routes, and taxi drivers turning down
passengers for various reasons.
According to the annual global taxi survey by Hotels.com,
Singapore’s taxis are ranked eighth in the world, alongside Bangkok
and Bogota.
Coming in first place are London’s taxis, with 22 per cent of
the votes from 2,683 respondents across 30 countries. London’s
taxis were also voted the best in terms of cleanliness (23%),
knowledge (27%), quality (30%), friendliness (23%), and safety
(27%).
The global results of the taxi survey also shows that 61 per
cent of Singaporeans selected the taxi as their preferred mode of
transport and that they spend an average of S$50 to S$100 per month
on taxi fares.
The most popular backseat activity amongst Singaporeans was
found to be texting, with 91 per cent of respondents citing that as
the activity they spend the most time on in the taxi.
This is followed by touching up their make-up or hair (58%), as
well as catching up on sleep (88%).
Some even admitted to getting intimate with their partners in
the backseat (17%).
The survey was not only restricted to Singaporean passengers, as
Singapore taxi drivers were also quizzed on their driving
experiences.
More than half of the taxi drivers preferred making trips to the
airport, followed by shopping districts and the city centre.They
also revealed that American tourists are known to be the best
tippers, even though the Japanese are their favourite nationality
to transport.
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