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yes my wife's nephew ever kena one young driver (i believe he drove under his dad uber account), follow the GPS and refuse to listen, yet he made 3 round inside an estate and couldn't come out  [laugh]  [laugh]

Precisely lo. I sat in one uber before, told the driver should take this route but he said must follow GPS, then i told him this route shorter, finally he followed what i told him but gave a black face.  [:|]

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Precisely lo. I sat in one uber before, told the driver should take this route but he said must follow GPS, then i told him this route shorter, finally he followed what i told him but gave a black face.  [:|]

 

Because he thinks you sent him on a longer way which ate up his driving time.

 

Usually I just let the fellow drive any way he wants since it is fixed price anyway.

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Because he thinks you sent him on a longer way which ate up his driving time.

 

Usually I just let the fellow drive any way he wants since it is fixed price anyway.

No la, think if a person is familiar with roads should know the way i want the driver to take is shorter to my destination. Cause that time i was around toa payoh area and want to go bt panjang. The uber driver told me GPS direct him to use CTE/SLE direction, but i said PIE is shorter le. Lol.

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GPS does not always make sense when come to some junction turning, you still have to guide them if not miss a turn may have to travel a long way to turn back.

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Uber dun provide a standardized GPS?

I dont know what GPS is uber using? I think their GPS very lousy, cause the GPS is not able to direct correctly to the location.

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Must be licensed and black tape oso no use liao...

 

"Private-hire car (PHC) drivers from ride-sourcing service operators such as Uber and Grab are now required to obtain a vocational licences under amendments to the Road Traffic Act (RTA) made in Parliament on Tue (Feb 7).

 

The framework, first announced at the Ministry of Transport’s (MOT) Committee of Supply debate in 2016, will ensure the drivers are equipped with sufficient knowledge and skills to provide service safely, said Second Minister for Transport Ng Chee Meng.

 

“For identification purposes, all chauffeur-driven PHCs must be affixed with tamper-evident decals issued by the LTA (Land Transport Authority), by the middle of this year,” he added. “Together with our existing rules that require PHCs to be licensed as public service vehicles and to have adequate insurance, these measures help LTA better enforce against errant drivers and vehicle owners.”"

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“For identification purposes, all chauffeur-driven PHCs must be affixed with tamper-evident decals issued by the LTA (Land Transport Authority), by the middle of this year,” he added. “Together with our existing rules that require PHCs to be licensed as public service vehicles and to have adequate insurance, these measures help LTA better enforce against errant drivers and vehicle owners.”"

 

why do PHCs need to be identified  [confused]  And so now they are considered public service vehicles ? The report on U/G unable to fetch children without child seats seems to differ on that  :huh:

 

so the plan is to take the PHCs and lump them together under taxis. Soon they'll announce new taxes for this group. HUAT AH !!!! 

My guess is you are not a driver. Either that, or you are not a frequent driver. Having said that, Every body's definition of safe driving is different, otherwise, you can consider Taxis Drivers to be the worse lot. Try sitting in a cab in Malaysia. 

 

[laugh]  [laugh]  [laugh]

 

Good night, nothing-to-do ............. 

GPS does not always make sense when come to some junction turning, you still have to guide them if not miss a turn may have to travel a long way to turn back.

 

stupid Google map keep asking me to U turn even when I can see my destination IN FRONT !!!!  :XD: so if those inexperienced PHCs live and die by navigation systems --> God help them 

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I wanted to post this the other day, but hmm...

 

Never mind. Here it is anyway.

 

 

I think we need to recalibrate our expectations of Uber/Grab drivers. They are not quite taxi drivers. They don't have the same training or experience as taxi drivers. So the standards definitely are not the same as taxi drivers.

 

Uber's original intention was supposed to be what GrabHitch is like now. It is meant for those who already have cars and wanted to make good use of it by ferrying people and earning a bit of money instead of driving around with just one person all the time (which is what the majority of drivers do and is a bit wasteful). 

 

Now, this kind of system works best in countries where cars are reasonably affordable and most cars are fully paid up, and therefore the net earnings from Uber are likely to be higher if you drive in that situation. But in a country like Singapore where cars cost well over $100,000 and most 'owners' have hefty car loans, it is quite hard to earn much, if anything at all, from driving Uber using your own car.

 

But Uber still wants to have a presence here, therefore it branched out into the car rental model to enable people access to a car in return for enlisting them as drivers. Believe me, LCR is a 100% loss making venture. They will never make any money. Just do a simple calculation and you will know.

 

Singapore's market is probably unique in that the vast majority of Uber drivers are driving rentals instead of their own cars, so in essence it has become almost the same as being a taxi fleet. So I guess implementing regulation is a step in the right direction I feel given how the market has evolved. But I also think there needs to be consistency in the rules and regulations. If LTA wants to treat Uber/Grab the same as taxis, then the rules also have to be the same (the child seat thing being the noted case in point). Otherwise it'll just be another half-f*ck effort that is neither here nor there and confuses everyone.

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I find uber/grab really affect taxi companies a lot. Nowadays can see empty taxi at taxi stand even during peak hours or on weekend. Last time where got such thing de.

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I find uber/grab really affect taxi companies a lot. Nowadays can see empty taxi at taxi stand even during peak hours or on weekend. Last time where got such thing de.

 

yeah, who benefits ? Consumers like us lor ............. Nowadays can flag down so much easier, last time in CDB after 4.30pm, you can never see an empty cab roaming the streets. Now I open my uber app anywhere, woah at least 5-8 cars "hovering" around. Simple, you don't want business you can continue to fark around...... 

I wanted to post this the other day, but hmm...

 

Never mind. Here it is anyway.

 

 

I think we need to recalibrate our expectations of Uber/Grab drivers. They are not quite taxi drivers. They don't have the same training or experience as taxi drivers. So the standards definitely are not the same as taxi drivers.

 

Uber's original intention was supposed to be what GrabHitch is like now. It is meant for those who already have cars and wanted to make good use of it by ferrying people and earning a bit of money instead of driving around with just one person all the time (which is what the majority of drivers do and is a bit wasteful). 

 

 

yeah, just like airbnb lah, both were just sharing platforms that want to utilise existing resources that were un-used. Then big boys see the money and game totally changed. 

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yes my wife's nephew ever kena one young driver (i believe he drove under his dad uber account), follow the GPS and refuse to listen, yet he made 3 round inside an estate and couldn't come out [laugh][laugh]

That is either ghost cover eye. Or his army vocation was driver Die hard habit to clock his mileage.
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