Taxi Driver's Road Behavior

last SG · 2011-11-06T00:47:14+00:00

Yes its the car make that made a personWhen drive Sonata, lut all the wayWhen drive mercs or bmw, stay in 2nd lane, slow like tortise, hahaIf you notice most...

Khoon2580 SG

yes, let's. but i hope not to meet u or see u here as TD in future. i firmly believe tat, everyone of us cabbies, deepest down inside, are "reluctant" cabbies! we r just too good for this job!

yeap... khoon hav a time frame to drive cab... after tat will move on to next stage of life...

komade SG

i think all this is a matter of perspectives. if i'm on left lane n wanna do relaxed driving, i wun mind if someone who wants to go faster overtakes me. after all, doesn't mean i'm in front n on left lane, everybody must follow behind and the whole road is mine, right? if he tries and i dun feel like defending, let him pass.

the fact that they try n then back off means they are not reckless. u know like just asking, maybe not politely: "can i go 1st since u r in no hurry?" different people do things at different speed n all of us hv to share the use of the same road.

but if there is a pax in front and he wanna do a century sprint, he's too reckless to be a TD. he has better wake up before he kills someone or hisself!!

normally its happens when there r pax normally we TD keep inside lane

when we r plying to look for pax then tis guy wan to juz undercut u like tat

when they spot the pax i sibeh dulan. me gentleman if u inner lane i on center

i will nber cut in if u n me both spot the pax. i ever kenna many time liao 1 sonata on

right most lane suddenly zoom in n almost bang into me when he spot the pax.

tis guy die die dun wan to back off until the very last moment. then my pax

also gave tis TD the "WTF r u doing??" sign when he was boarding my cab.

komade SG

day also happen quite often... but used to it liao... sometimes kenan snatch pax liao... next fare usually quite good or pax send to the direction tat want to head...

usually if empty car will keep to left lane... if in centre lane see pax and got cab behind in left lane - no take... if no cab but cannot filter in safely - no take... if overtake other cab and see pax - no take unless got two (groups) of pax...

if both lanes totally empty... 45 degrees cut in also can... hee hee...

yah lor safety 1st mah y u wan to die for that $3 or watever fare.............

decent02 SG

agree…comfort drivers are the shitty lot I met on the roads
Got one cut in from 3rd lane to 1st lane and jam brake in front of me to pick one passenger
knn….I curse and swear
by the way… I am driving a comfort sonata….

Techo SG

tat's why i've always supported the idea of having dvd cam in our cabs, like the s korean do!

so these kukus n idiots can kena:

Inconsiderate Driving! = $170 Fine + 9 Demerit Points

or better still:

Court case - Dangerous Driving = more than $200 Fine + 24 Demerit Points + Vehicle impounded! (probably hv to pay CDG until pants drop)

Techo SG

I still think this is Singaporean’s mentality. Like they already know in front got tree pruning, got space on lane 2 dun want to filter in, must wait until reach the cones then they force cut their way into lane 2. Think most of you have encounter this before.

That’s why accidents happen, cos lane 2 guy doesn’t want to give way, also Singaporean’s mentality.

this i beg to differ:)

in my years of driving, i've noticed that most singaporeans are indeed very reasonable drivers, assertive but reasonable. when u hv a valid reason to chg lane, like the cones u mentioned, they will give way, maybe reluctantly, but still give way. why? u hv to cut in cos u hv nowhere else to go wat!

but if there is no obstruction or he thinks u no need to chg lane, then its another story. wanna lawan, come try me!

blame it on our country size n higher pace of life. hv to squeeze, share n compete in everything: biz, work, good schools, mrt/bus, roads, toilets, carpark lot, foodcourt tables....

komade SG

this i beg to differ:)

but if there is no obstruction or he thinks u no need to chg lane, then its another story. wanna lawan, come try me!

blame it on our country size n higher pace of life. hv to squeeze, share n compete in everything: biz, work, good schools, mrt/bus, roads, toilets, carpark lot, foodcourt tables....

blame on govt lar in 10yrs increase population by 40% now hav

to squeeze here n there n fight for everytin...........

ericgo SG

I remember once .... a friend of mine from Citycab .

Got a call at Tampines Ave 10 , those factory .

Call location Lobby .... when reached Guardhse , he expected the guards to approve him to go into Lobby .

The guards told him to wait outside Guardhse , but my friend explaint to him customer inside inside lobby .... the guard buay song told him factory no people liao , if want wait outside .

My friend also buay song fucked him up also .....

Both confront each other and fought .

The brother of the guard came in and join in the fight .

My friend reported to Police ... said got beaten up .

In the end ......

Police charge 3 of them for fighting .

Fined $2000 each .

So song bo ?

If tolerate a bit can save $2000 and those court trouble .

i always apply this 10 sec rule, just lun for 10sec and your temper will drop and u will be calm again

komade SG

i always apply this 10 sec rule, just lun for 10sec and your temper will drop and u will be calm again

correct bro juz relax n let it go u be a happier person n a happier cabbie

if u r a happy cabby ur likeyhood of gettin better income will be higher

the Bear SG

this is a plea from a road user to cabbies to tell other cabbies...

i know your passengers want to look at the singapore flyer.. i know they want to look at the singapore skyline... i know they want to look at the MBS...

the route i'm talking about is the ECP... and Sheares Bridge.. already the lanes on the Sheares Bridge are so narrow...

so please please, don't feel the need to turn your heads and point and slow down to become a tour guide... especially when taking the extreme right lanes...

your taxi becomes a road hazard, slowing down, weaving about unsteadily while i can see your head turning here and there, hands pointing here and there... while cars around you have to look out for your random swerving around and irregular speed for an expressway and have to avoid you...

these encounters are so regular, they cannot be random.. and lots of cars are guilty of this too... but so are lots of cabbies... it would be a lot safer for you and your passengers to keep your eyes on the road...

thank you...

Techo SG

this is a plea from a road user to cabbies to tell other cabbies...

i know your passengers want to look at the singapore flyer.. i know they want to look at the singapore skyline... i know they want to look at the MBS...

the route i'm talking about is the ECP... and Sheares Bridge.. already the lanes on the Sheares Bridge are so narrow...

so please please, don't feel the need to turn your heads and point and slow down to become a tour guide... especially when taking the extreme right lanes...

thank you...

sometimes us cabbies hv no choice, halfway up the bridge n suddenly pax esp our foreign guests shoot u with questions. or "pls, pls slow down, let me take some shots!"

but it is really an awesome sight...even ppl from advanced countries think so, esp MBS.

yes the lanes are narrow and also meandering alot. tat's why speed limit only 70 kmph. i suppose it will be better once MCE is ready and sheares bridge gets converted into an arterial road.

then 1 or 2 lanes can be used for photo taking, u know, must hv shots "in front of merlion" n "on the sheares bridge".

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