Originally posted by kinwashi:
Maybe this could be better, by this way....No Highway. From Bukit Panjang, toward Clementi Road straight exit Dover Road, North Buona Vista, Commonwealth Ave, Queensway, Stirling Road. Ever try this before from your homeground.
this way also can , if highway no jam , highway for me . A waste of time on traffic lights .
U route description a bit wrong , should be : After Clementi Road > Commonwealth Ave West > Commonwealth Ave > Queensway > Striling Road . (All under MRT track route) . Right to say under MRT track ?
Dover ? North B.Vista ? No need go via Dover and North BV .....
Also can use Ulu Pandan > North B.Vista > Commonwealth Ave > Queensway .
Also can use Holland Ave > Commonwealth Ave > Queensay .
Again , knn traffic light , wa piang eh .
This footage is so obvious , took place in Johor Bahru ma ... Kia su S'porean pumping petrol in JB .
I don't do this sort of funny stuff , cos it will damage my fuel gauge of my previous Toyota crown, not accurate liao .
Sonata i pump base on my mileage , agar agar one . No shaking required on my sonata .
Originally posted by kinwashi:Thank Mentor your contribution.
Sometime this kind of shorter routes longer routes really got hardtime to settle with Pax so many choices.
Just like last Saturday from SunsetWay to Plaza Singapura. So when she the Chinese young lady on board… my first question. Where? any particular routes. Yes…AYE..CTE…Exit Clemenceau. Wow this way…Why? she asnwer back… normally peoples over here prefer Ulu Pandan straight to Orchard Road around your estate. But. I think this route will cost more.
Aiya just another one or two dollars no traffic hussle, why not. So my question not shorter routes is a must in everyday Taxidriving.The Undestanding Pax. Good.
Ulu Pandan never will cost more if no jam . If this pax travel by Grange road , into Orchard Link > orchard road , it's the cheapest .
will only cost more if jam .
saturday orchard road surely jam , so surely cost more .
Originally posted by kinwashi:Guru ALN with your experience. Day 8.30 am from Yishun St71 to Odean Tower. Actual route to destination in your control. And how much will be the total fare for the whole journey. Can share over here.
If i am Alvin , i would travel by St71 > Sembawang Road > Yishun Ave 1 > Lentor Road > SLE > CTE exit Balestier ( Kallang ) > North bridge road > Odeon Tower .
Minimum $28 including ERP ( at least $6 ) . Peak Hour .
KCTK told keep quiet never say Jam on highway, if not go straight to MRT station than Rugi less income.
Haha Job offer fro Yishun Street st71 extra $3.50 booking. This two IT paxs on board, Sir where too...Odean Tower near City Hall. Ok... so which route you prefer. CTE exit Balestier. Here we go Sembawang, Lentor, SLE, CTE. still ok when enter CTE but toward AMK exit down the road heavy JAMS.
Trouble trouble moving like slowlt inches by inches. the trafic flow, after the two CTE ERP gantries, no escape from here fast. So we exit Upper Serangoon than Kallang Bahru, Lavender North Bridge road, two more ERP addon. Total fares $39.40. Very unhappy after paying..
Normally this whole trip only 20 minutes from my place, this time you take 40 minutes..unlucky unlucky. Sir, next time you should drop down to the nearest MRT station. Than endup not paying so much, GOODAY.
isn't life a bitch? mention highway jam and you kena go nearest mrt station instead, dun mention kena f, cos many pax knows we'll receive info on highway traffic conditions. really "heads i win, tails you lose".
me, if during peak hour 100% inform, cos totally no benefit to both cabby n pax. you can get better returns on shorter trips during peak hours. get stuck in jam, 20 cents every 45 sec. not worth the time wasted AND pax upset, show u black face, f you, etc.
alvin is rite, almost all the highways oso this condition, once past the bottlenecks, smooth traffic. personally i find that doing detours reaps no benefits at all cos everybody and his brother oso doing the same thing.
eh alvin, bendemeer erp oready there for many moons lah.
personal best...$60+ airport > holland v > shangrila hotel > 6 battery rd. Evening peak hours summore. additional $20 tips. omo time lah. obviously angmoh pax.
yo alvin,
cannot compare lah. sure evening peak worse. evening time practically every highway jam both directions, whereas morning peak mostly jam in one direction only (except PIE)
come sep 20, expect income to be affected, esp during non-peak cos KPE OPENS TO TRAFFIC. kena north-east pax most likely wanto use it.
yo moderator, can give us some info on KPE's exit/entry points in both directions?
aiyah alvin, oready pang kang, but must do some pakstology wif the wife mah.
simple ans. without kpe from south of s'pore how u go to sengkang/punggol/pasir ris?
back to original topic...
1. today kena 70+ old man let go bowels in my cab. torturous 20mins to destination even wif windows down. din have the heart to scold him or ask him to pay extra for cleaning up the mess. took 1 hour to clean n deodorize the interior, used up my entire can of deodorizer spray in 1 go. there goes my peak hour. eat grass...sigh.
2. some time back, abnn family of 4, mother wif 3 teenage sons. as they were alighting, saw that the floor mats were covered with MUD. no sorry, no offer of payment for cleaning up. i asked them..would you do the same thing if this was your own car? knn, they just laughed in my face n walked off. fare $6, spent $4 car wash, another 1/2 hour cleaning the interior. loss of earning claim from who? eat myself.
really hope pax could be more considerate lor.
Originally posted by ALN:arr? go north east use KPE no jam good mah? both pax and cabby happy…pax pay less, we save time
peak period ok lah, easy to get pax. morning time like 11am everywhere oso few pax, i dun mind longer distance cos time difference is small when running on highway. ex.ecp/pie/tpe vs ecp/kpe distance quite alot of diff, but travelling time not much diff.
alvin, be careful picking up pax on east/west coast park, especially if dey looked as if they just had a nice time on the beach.
knn, kena both east & west coast park, dun noe why but coincidentally both abnn families. nothing wrong at first glance, clean taxi time den noe the bau. back seat a lot of very fine sand grains trapped between the sew lines of the seat cover. 30 minutes of vacuuming. obviously they din bother brushing the sand off their bodies, shoes watever b4 boarding the taxi.