Do & Don't of driving a taxi

last SG · 2009-11-01T04:29:59+00:00

Also ..... if 2 races stand side by side ..... oh dear , not need to think , same colour of course .Textbook style ? Then very steam one the smell ....Those...

iceFatboy SG

btw, after do and don'ts, is there a moral rule about who will get the customers if both of you on the red light junction, and there is a customer around 50m? given that the taxi on the outside lane, maybe a newer or faster one, will dash to get the customer or must he let go?

ALN SG

Alvin , who taught you that ? Sounds familiar , hahahahahah

who taught me? you loh…. u said if see 2 hungry lions coming out of mandai lake, can run liao…. haha

ALN SG

if 50m it should be the taxi on left lane lah….

but if 200m? depends….

if sonata on left lane, sure is his supper liao

if blue crown on left lane, me will give him chance lah

if not blue taxi, me will F1 there…. haha

if red wish on left lane, me will beat red light and F1 there…. hahaha

Poolman SG

Depends on individual driver la ....

If me right lane , and any taxi on left , pax away like 50m .... i let go .

any taxis , they deserve it . I dun .

Poolman SG

Depends on individual driver la ....

If me right lane , and any taxi on left , pax away like 50m .... i let go , they will take .

Any taxis on the left , they deserve it . I dun if i am on right lane .

Sometimes i just hope pax can help .....

Why take the dangerous cab ? That cut in from right to left ?

I once face the problem like that .....dilemma .

I flag for that Crown ..... but the Sonata cut in .

Both stopped , i walked to the Crown at the back .....

I make sure this Sonata driver learnt something from this .

Poolman SG

Just now , i was on my way back to CCK from Brickland Road , one Merc Cab driver , he keep liao , flag for me @ ave 3 before Esso . I was then stopped at CCK Ave 3/4 traffic light .

Walan , one Comfort from Ave 3 opposite , make a quick U-turn , one CityCab Sonata saw , and make a quick left from CCK Ave 4 ....

That Merc Cabby ( i know he wore white shirt and slack , with a talkie ) , never wave for them .

Instead he waited for me to clear traffic lights . And got on board my red Wish .

Hahahahaha , he is a Dynasty Driver ( TransCab Mercedes ) , hahahahahah

iceFatboy SG

hmm, interesting.. cause a few years back, was in those old comfort taxi, and the driver was sharing, they always lose business cause they can't compete with the new taxis and often lose customers.

for me, I try to take the taxi that I flag and not one that suddenly stops infront of me.

i think fair is fair.

Herzog_Zwei SG

Got a question here: Are taxi drivers allow to compliment sexy or well-endowed ladies on their physical assests?

ALN SG

see…. same cab company cabbies sure support same each other mah….

but as a pax, me support the newest cab… hahaha

Poolman SG

Got a question here: Are taxi drivers allow to compliment sexy or well-endowed ladies on their physical assests?

No !!!

Poolman SG

Got a question here: Are taxi drivers allow to compliment sexy or well-endowed ladies on their physical assests?

But i do share with my pax about other ladies .

Like i'll tell them :" Wow , looked at her , why so fat that girl that is waiting at traffic lights ? "

I think cannot la , not so good to comments on her directly .

riskman SG

I drove Crown tio so many times,I drive graveyard shift, as paxs are rare. All taxi drivers become Seventh month hungry ghosts. me left lane.. centre lane Sonata... Zoom... Still somemore often same company. ZZZzzz

Poolman SG

Chris , i never really like doing that .....

I also discourage my fella kaki to do that .....

I would say most cabby are like us here , let go type .

Only minority hungry ones .....

komade SG

yah me if on right lane n another cab on left lane i would

let the cab on left lane hav priority sometimes travel same

speed as him or i juz zip off to 1-2 traffic light after him then

i cut back into left lane again. But knn!!! kenna few times cab

on left lane put busy let him pass he pick up pax!!! Always

kenna frm comfort sonota 1.... hijack kings :P

Poolman SG

I relak one .....

This sort of thing happened in Housing estate nia .....

In town , u want u take ...pls .

if pax flag for me , and another taxi cut in , he may have it , i will still stop behind , i let pax decide .

50-50 la , sometime pax ignored the cut in taxis ..took mine .

Some dunno how to think one take that cut-in taxi ...

Don't blame Comfort ...cos they have the highest taxi populations .

And due to the high rental and expenditure , at ulu place , they have to succumb to such technics .

But knn hor ? If got call , u got see they cut in ? They also treat pax transparent , right ?

iceFatboy SG

btw, is there a protocol of how many hours U can drive?

many a times, i do encounter some drivers who dozes off when driving or when taxi waiting @ junction. not sure whether they over-drove?

Poolman SG

knn standard 12 hours per shift .....

KNN that chap who doze off played mahjong overnight la ... or play La Bi .

Or play Chor-Tai-Tee at Chew-Song ( funeral ) .....

Standard 6-8 hours sleep enuf la , cannot doze off easily one la while driving .

But hor , some people , any time , anywhere , u give them space , they doze off , damn solid . I cannot .

Ah-Bickle SG

Take the passenger who beckons you first and not the chio bu standing 20m behind.

ALN SG

ah bickle, if first pax is a family of 5 with big trolley,.....next one is a single pax…. very hard not to choose leh…. haha

Poolman SG

Take the passenger who beckons you first and not the chio bu standing 20m behind.

Ah Bickle , very textbook leh .... but not practical la .

Like ALN said , knn family of abnn wearing pyjamas , another Chio Bu ( Zouk face ) , waiting at the same time ....

Think what ? No need to think for me .

Chio Bu surely benefit me more than pyjamas abnn .

If follow text book and stop for that abnn that beckon first , very fast i'll go National Stadium eat their grass !!!

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