Today 1th November 2011 TNP headline news,PAP man Charles Chong said he want to protect Cabbies.So NTA & CTOA,what"s your say?
http://www.tnp.sg/content/more-cabbies-cheated-abused-passengers
Protection?
Seem like there's a plan going on for us to pay "Protection Money".
There are nothing free for the extras they going to provide.
Fare cheats, assaults and robberies – these are the common problems that plague cabbies on our roads these days.
In particular, figures from taxi operators show an uptrend in the number of fare cheat cases in recent years.
ComfortDelGro, the largest operator in Singapore with a fleet of 15,600 taxis, said its cabbies have reported an average of 166 fare cheats a month this year, compared with 134 a month in 2008.
In the first half of this year, there have already been about 1,000 cases, said its corporate communications officer Tammy Tan.
Nine assault cases against its taxi drivers were also reported during the same period, added Tan.
Just last Saturday, taxi driver Tan Peng Mong, 57, fractured his arm when he went after a pair of alleged fare cheats who refused to pay a S$20 fare, reported The New Paper. The male passenger had allegedly pushed the cabby down in a struggle that resulted in the latter’s fall.
ComfortDelGro has been in touch with the injured driver and will help him with his medical claims.
The figures are likely to be just the tip of the iceberg, however, as many cabbies do not report cases to the authorities.
Said Syed Hisham, 60, a cabby of 20 years, “I try not to fight because I don’t want to get hurt… so I continue driving to make up for the lost earnings.”
Syed was cheated five times last year.
Other taxi drivers said they often have to write off their losses as it is hard to identify the fare-dodging passengers.
As a gesture of goodwill, ComfortDelGro said it tries to reimburse cabbies in full for the loss in fares.
The latest figures have also prompted Member of Parliament for Joo Chiat Charles Chong to call for better protection of taxi drivers by insuring them against fare losses.
However, Chong also highlighted that companies “need to advise their drivers not to chase after these fare dodgers and risk lives and limbs in the process.”
To prevent it,
Should ask pax to pay an estimate amount first, then upon reaching, top up the excess or return the excess as per meter.
For physical attack, what I saw in shanghai cab was that they hv a fibre glass panel with drilled holes for air and voices to go thru, this is to protect cabby from getting mugged, only a square gap is use to pay fare.
Originally posted by quickpick:Today 1th November 2011 TNP headline news,PAP man Charles Chong said he want to protect Cabbies.So NTA & CTOA,what"s your say?
http://www.tnp.sg/content/more-cabbies-cheated-abused-passengers
Aiyo all NATO 1 tok cock nia lar........ run away my fare??
last 1 kenna slapped by me.........
Originally posted by komade:Aiyo all NATO 1 tok cock nia lar........ run away my fare??
last 1 kenna slapped by me.........
Brother, you young can, the pax whom you slapped must hv picked the wrong cabby, what if you are 62yo, that time, hand wobbling abit, eyes blur blur, weak legs and slow reaction, you may get slapped or punched for all you know.
That is why .... open your eye when picking paxes .
Esp midnights .....
Stunts were performed esp midnights .
Don't hope our PAP can do much .... they more worry about GDP issues .
Now they even more worry next election get 59% .
Originally posted by bowah:
Brother, you young can, the pax whom you slapped must hv picked the wrong cabby, what if you are 62yo, that time, hand wobbling abit, eyes blur blur, weak legs and slow reaction, you may get slapped or punched for all you know.
me 62yr old should be in motherland retire lor....... :P
Originally posted by komade:me 62yr old should be in motherland retire lor....... :P
By tat time, ur motherland sure got many cows, wow...cows, i 1 2 go ur motherland squeeze milk. hehee........
Originally posted by Vee4317l:By tat time, ur motherland sure got many cows, wow...cows, i 1 2 go ur motherland squeeze milk. hehee........
shhh..... walls got ears........ :P
me got 1 cow enuff liao more than enuff for me liao
u ask Ah Pool he knoe liao.........