Hi all, I am just curious to know if there are any specific areas where a taxi stand is needed because it's difficult to flag down a cab or if the area is too dangerous to hail a cab? Or probably cos the area is too far from the MRT stations or when that area has a lot more elderly.
Where do you think taxi stands are needed?
Do you think taxi stands can help solve any problems of passengers (for them to get a cab faster) and for taxi drivers (for them to get a passenger faster)?
Originally posted by Schang:Hi all, I am just curious to know if there are any specific areas where a taxi stand is needed because it's difficult to flag down a cab or if the area is too dangerous to hail a cab? Or probably cos the area is too far from the MRT stations or when that area has a lot more elderly.
Where do you think taxi stands are needed?
Do you think taxi stands can help solve any problems of passengers (for them to get a cab faster) and for taxi drivers (for them to get a passenger faster)?
One thing I wish to say.
Some taxi stands are useless because no taxis will pass by.
Taxi stands no use. There are so many taxi stands that I have waited for up till 30mins and not even a single taxi in sight. I rather try my luck and hitch one by the side of the road.
One day , there'll be no taxi stand , where commuters must on-call for a cab .
No call no cab .
Or pls proceed to the bus stop and MRT station .
That is the government's intention from the start . Taxis are not meant for normal Singaporeans .
Bangkit Road ... i once stayed there for 16 years .
So one day i email to LTA , to ask them to erect a taxi stand for the residences there , so there'll be no cut Q and red faces while waiting for a cab .
Their replies ?
Taxi stand is not in their boundaries to erect one !
It's those Commercial Sector , as in those advertising companies to erect one .
What a fucking crap !
Til now , Bt Panjang , except for the taxi stand at Bt Panjang Plaza , u'll never see any other taxi stand . Not even Fajar Shopping centre or Greedridge SC .
Their ultimate intentions ?
To force residences of Bt Panjang to go for the LRT , what a fucking crap !
Same to Sengkang and Punggol , except to wait at the road side , and except from Punggol Plaza , Riverale Mall and Compass Point , u'll never see any other taxi stand .
Why ?
Cos of LRT ma , damn .
Now as a cabby , i dun need any other taxi stands , when u need taxis , u'll need taxis , taxi stand cannot help you at all . No taxis means no taxis . When u need to call , u'll have to call for one .
Originally posted by Phantomnite:Taxi stands no use. There are so many taxi stands that I have waited for up till 30mins and not even a single taxi in sight. I rather try my luck and hitch one by the side of the road.
I agreed.Some taxi stands are useless.
Agreed.
To me, taxi stands are for pax to alight in a safer manner. This also allow taxi not to hinder other road user is they any how stop by the rd side.
Some people automatically form their taxi Q infront of condo! To me, these 'hot-spot' area infront of condo, schools, commercial bldg are good target!
On call is the best. taxi come to your doorstep within mins... my favourite job!
yes, all call is the best, damn, got this china man call up and no show, so i called him and he can said he took another taxi already, very sorry. I rush all the way to within 7 minutes of my on call and he cannot wait?? what kind of trust is this...
Bro Bowah, hahaha within 7 mins means u reach there in ard 5 mins or so rite? Lim pei so many times reach in ard 3-5 mins but pax already gone liao when I call bk !
If u look at some condos, very high chance got taxi in n out evry few mins! Nowadays I discovered more n more pax wil book cab 2 standby, but when if another taxi happens 2 drop ple where they r waiting, many wil jus tk the cab n fuck care u !
However on many occasions also, many pax who booked my cab wil wait 4 me even if there r taxi dropping ple in front of them......... I wil always thank them n "pretend 2 ask nicely" y they dun tk the cab b4 me n
some said "Ooohh, I've book 4 yr cab n I cannot anyhow tk other cab."
many said "U r not late for my booking, so it's unfair 4 u if I tk other cab."
some said "It not rite 2 cancel u since I know u tk time n effort 2 cum 4 my booking."
They r always good n bad pax lah....................