If i get this correct,
Cab ridership per day is averaged at 907,000....cab nos 24,700.
That means per day a cab will have an average of 36 passengers per
day....
If on average per passenger pay $10, then it means $360 for a
cab per day; $10,800 per month.
However, to be more accurate, if the ridership includes other
passengers, then per cab takes up to 4 passengers 50% of the time
out of the total daily ridership, thus 20 passengers per day share
a cab thus making it 5 trips while the other 16 take cab
individually..total 21 trips per cab per day.
This will equals to $210 per day per cab. $6,300 per month.
Take note that i am only using $10 per trip.. it could be
more.
u got it wrong, just like our esteemed transport minister did 2
years ago. to set things straight...
1. cab ridership nos. : take it wif a huge dose of salt. when
fetching family members or friends also must press meter even
though no $$$ to collect. sometimes accidently pressed the meter
when unhired, happens all the time
2. $10 per trip : lucky to get 5 $10 trips a day. most common
are $5-$7. on your "lucky" days, around 10 trips $3-$4 also have.
remember, erp charges goes to the gahment. this one they never
mentioned in the press reports when giving figures on drivers
collections. $5-$15 is the daily norm for day drivers. gotta deduct
this from the fare when you want to calculate taxi drivers'
earnings. which they never do.
3. $210 per day, $6300 per month. Do you work 24/7 , 7 days a
week? obviously nobody does, so what makes you think taxi drivers
do? you wouldn't want to take this taxi if the driver is doing
that. he is more than likely to fall asleep at the wheel.
4. quote "However, to be more accurate, if the ridership
includes other passengers, then per cab takes up to 4 passengers
50% of the time out of the total daily ridership, thus 20
passengers per day share a cab thus making it 5 trips while the
other 16 take cab individually..total 21 trips per cab per day."
unquote
the figures they gave are trips per day. so i'd say that takes
the nos. of passengers out of the equation. as to the number of
trips....refer to 1.
5. many taxi drivers work a 12 hour shift cos to work as an omo
really takes someone real hungry cos their family life &
health will suffer. (no offence to omo drivers) i did omo for
2 months and i'd say it really sucks big time. but then i'm with
comfort and of course the rental is killing me. the first 6-7 hours
of driving you are basically working for them, to earn the rental
& diesel. to make a decent living, gotta drive for at least
another 8 hours to make $150-$200. take a day's rest on sunday,
that's $400-$500 rental that has to be paid + another $750-$1000
off the income. holidays income will dip cos nobody's going to work
in the morning, be lucky to earn $80. so you are looking at a
ballpark figure of $4000 IF you are an omo AND if you drive
diligently for 14 hours a day. down with flu? God bless you.
rental's still gotta be paid, loss of earnings too.
6. knn, if you are a non-exec employee, the employment act says
you are not to work more than 12 hours a day, 44 hours a week,
(unless your boss applies in writing to MOM). taxi driver whacks 14
hour days, excluding breaks. is that a life? is his or her life
less precious than anybody else's? so we put in our 12 hour work
days just like any other employee. fair enough?
if taxi drivers earn $6300 a month, everybody and his brother
will probably want to be one too. you are the maths genius, go
figure what a 12 hour shift taxi driver earns in a month. do
remember, as in any business, there'll be ups and downs in the
business cycle as dictated by the vagaries of the economy.