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really feel like reporting this fellow https://az665436.vo.msecnd.net/asset-db6e7ca1-58a2-4c25-8433-7cec17489ce5/90365.mp4?sv=2012-02-12&sr=c&si=62aab577-7d3d-4ae0-8c43-38bfa02fc785&sig=ATrEC1FR9Zxadc9rIR9SS%2BxpbngLpH%2BtP4jUMqFeyVo%3D&st=2014-09-17T13%3A27%3A45Z&se=2024-09-14T13%3A27%3A45Z

If she is so rich (as claimed), shouldn't she just pay up and shut up? Anyway, I find that she can't even speak properly... http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/this-urban-jungle/arrogant-passenger-boasts-about-wealth-and-degrades-cabby-after-vomiting-in-cab

Hi , anyone can advise where to do medical checkup for vocational license , prefer those 'One stop' kind. And how much does it cost ? Appreciate your replies mfana

Sorry if this was posted before. But was shocked to see yellow top chery can yesterday.

$2000 flying liao. [/url] [/url]

Earlier this year my wife was in a cab.... a lorry side swiped the cab... my wife mouth torn and hands bruised... now the lawyer that my wife used is the same lawyer as the taxi driver.... the other party offered 50 50.... and proposed an amount that my wife willing to accept the problem is the lawyer dont want to settle it as he said the taxi driver dont want and cause of that he cant settle my wife case... he said if mybwife accept 50 50...the taxi driver will be affected...but the case is beginning of the year..... the lawyer said other solution is to find another lawyer... i am lost now...is there anyone who can help... i told the lawyer if get new lawyer then how legal fees..he said that can be sorted... really need help

Hi Bro & Sis, Due to my careless, bang into taxi backside. https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=22CE05F99DB75C62!900&authkey=!AFDqSvPPungs218&ithint=folder%2cpdf I admit it is my fault for not observing the taxi closely. If you view the photos taken, in fact, the taxi has no impact rather my japanese car. Well, he don't wish to private settle, he says go report.... I had watched the video repeatedly, i personally feel that he could have filtered out. Sharp or smooth break, Watch the video the comment it ba. (It all depends on how drivers view it). I know you guys would ask me how come i did not brake, because i am looking at right side, knowing that there is no incoming car, slowly let go brake who knows he sharp brake, and if you watch the video there is no incoming car at all. One of the video he walked out and said there is incoming car. I shall be reporting tomorrow morning, just want to see how forumers response, of course, i know i am paying tho.

http://youtu.be/MGIPmWd24kc Was clearing my SD card when i came across this video back in 31 Jan 2014. I was traveling along KPE towards Punggol when the SMRT taxi cross the diagonally hatched divider road markings. So I gave him a normal horn just to get his attention.. (not those long horn to irritate him) Video no sound as my car cam recorder audio settings was not activated. I saw him cross the divider and i brake lightly to slow my speed (at around 4 sec in the video) and then i release my brake as I though he will still be moving. Then dunno for what reason he jam brake in front of me. This guy must be an idiot i guess.

Anyone realised if the waiting time for a taxi in Orchard is becoming longer? Am I the only one?

Taxi kills man lying on Victoria Street Sep 29, 2014 6:00am 49 0 1 WhatsApp0 51 DEAD: Mr Zainudin Muhammad was seen arguing with an unknown woman before lying in the middle of the road. PHOTO: LIANHE WANBAO By: NG JUN SEN A 53-year-old man was killed by a taxi after he lay down in the middle of Victoria Street early on Sunday. Mr Zainudin Muhammad was earlier seen having a heated argument with an unknown woman in her 30s, witnesses said. After he lay down in the centre of the five-lane road at 3.15am, the taxi ran over him and dragged his body for about 20m before stopping near the traffic junction at Jalan Sultan. The woman was seen crying next to the victim's body but disappeared before the police arrived. The taxi driver was arrested for causing death by negligent act, a police spokesman said. Read the full report in our print edition on Sept 29. Subscribe to The New Paper, now available in print and digital, at http://bit.ly/tnpeshop. - See more at: http://www.tnp.sg/news/taxi-kills-man-man-lying-victoria-street#sthash.ASBfNa5P.dpuf

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This model will disappear soon. Has anyone driven one other than sitting in one as a passenger? Or, encounters with them on the roads?? Still see them in HK, Japan.

taxi uncle never slow down and buanged at this dangerous S bend summore road was so wet i was on the opp direction abt 8.45am his cab went over the fencing saw a volvo TP and towtruck hope driver ok

See how this driver forcefully get me off my lane for his own error. He was in lane 3 from left well b4 i reached. Also dun waste time on the CDG online feedback. Wasted my time to type two times only to receive the same error msg abt server prob. Zzz... Low res video here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96eKWXZ4cH0&feature=youtu.be

fast forward to 1:33. not my video.

Yahoo News Open [MUST READ] MBA Lessons From A Taxi Driver To A CEO Vulcan PostBy Vulcan Post | Vulcan Post 8 hours ago I needed to go from Xujiahui to the airport, so I hurriedly concluded a meeting and I was looking for a taxi in front of the Meiluo building. A taxi driver saw me and drove professionally and stopped right in front of me. Thus followed the story that astonished me greatly as if I had attended a lively MBA course. Where would you like to go? The airport please. Good, the airport. The driver continued his conversation. At Xujiahui, I love to pick up customers in front of the Meiluo building. Over here, I only work two places: the Meiluo building and the Junyao building. Did you know? Before I picked you up, I circled around the Meiluo building twice before I saw you! People who come out of office buildings are definitely not going to some nearby places. Oh? Thats very smart of you! I agreed. As a taxi driver, we must also work with scientific methods, he said. I was surprised and I got curious: What scientific methods? I have to know statistics. I have made my calculations. Let me share with you. I drive an average of 17 hours a day, and my hourly cost is RMB34.5. Before he could continue, I interrupted: How did you arrive at that? You just had to calculate: I have to pay RMB380 to the company each day for the renting the car. The gasoline is about RMB210. I work 17 hours per day. On an hourly basis, the fixed cost is the RMB22 that I give to the taxi company and an hourly average of RMB12.5 in gasoline expenses. Isnt that RMB34.5? Image Credit: Janchipchase Image Credit: Janchipchase I was a bit surprised. I have taken taxis for ten years, but this is the first time that a taxi driver has calculated the costs this way. Previously, the taxi drivers all tell me that the cost per kilometer was RMB0.30 in addition to the total company fee. Costs should not be calculated on a per-kilometer basis. It should be calculated on an hourly basis. You see, each meter has a review function through which you can see the details of the day. I have done a data analysis. The averarge time gap between customers is seven minutes. If I started counting the revenue when someone gets in, it is RMB10 for about 10 minutes. But for each customer who pays RMB10 and takes 17 minutes of time, the cost is actually RMB9.8 (=34.5 x 17 / 60). This is not making money! If we were to refer to customers heading to the airport as having a full meal, then customers who are travelling in short distance, 10 minutes for RMB10, then these customers cant even satisfy our hunger at all. This was astonishing. The driver did not sound like a taxi driver. He sounded more like an accountant. So what you do then? I was even more interested and I continued talking to the driver. It looked like I was going to learn something new on the way to the airport. You must not let the customer lead you all over the place. You decide what you want to do based upon the location, time and customer. I was very surprised, but this made a lot of sense. Someone said that the taxi driving is a profession that depends on luck. I dont think so. You have to stand in the position of the customer and consider things from the customers perspective. What the taxi driver said sounded very much like what many business management lecturers said: Put yourself in others shoe. Put Yourself in other's shoe. Image Credit: Quotesvalley Put Yourself in others shoe. Image Credit: Quotesvalley Let me give you an example. You are at the entrance to a hospital. There is someone holding some medicine and there is someone else holding a washing basin. Which person will you pick up? I thought about it and I said that I didnt know. You take the one with the washing basin. If you have a minor complaint that you want to be examined and to get some medication, you dont usually go to a hospital far away. Anyone who is carrying a washing basin has definitely just been discharged from the hospital. The taxi driver continued: When people enter the hospital, some of them die. Today, someone on the second floor dies. Tomorrow, someone else on the third floor dies. Those who make it out of the hospital usually have a feeling of having been given a second life and they recognize the meaning of life again health is the most important thing. So on that day a person was discharged, that person told me, Go go to Qingpu. Would you say that he wanted to take a taxi to the Peoples Plaza to transfer to the Qingpu line subway? Absolutely not! He would definitely take a taxi and enjoy a comfortable ride. I began to admire him. Also Read: From rags to riches: The story behind Forever 21 cofounders Flagging Taxi. Image Credit: Jill Konrath Flagging Taxi. Image Credit: Jill Konrath Let me give you another example. That day at the Peoples Plaza, three customer prospects were waving at me. One was a young woman who had just finished shopping and was holding some small bags. Another was a young couple who were out for a stroll. The third one was a man who wore a silk shirt and a down jacket and holding a notebook computer bag. The taxi driver continued, I spent three seconds looking at each person and I stopped in front of the man without hesitation. When the man got in, he said: Yannan Elevated Highway. South North Elevated Highway . Before even finishing, he could not help but ask, Why did you stop in front of me without hesitating? There were two people in front. They wanted to get on as well. I was too embarrassed to fight with them. I replied, It is around noon and just a dozen or so minutes before one oclock. That young woman must have slipped out at noon to buy something and I guess that her company must be nearby. That couple are tourists because they are not holding anything and they are not going to travel far. You are going out on business. You are holding a notebook computer bag, so I can tell that this is business. If you are going out at this time, I guess that it would not be too close. The man said, You are right. Im going to Baoshan. Are those people wearing pyjamas in front of supermarkets or subway stations going to travel far? Are they going to the airport? The airport is not going to let them enter. That makes sense! I began to enjoy this conversation with the taxi driver more and more. Many drivers complain that business is tough and the price of gas has gone up. They are trying to pin the cause down on other people. If you keep pinning the cause on other people, you will never get any better. You must look at yourself to see where the problem is. This sounds very familiar. It seems like If you cannot change the world, then you should change yourself or perhaps a pirated copy of Steven Coreys Circles of Influence and Concern. One time, on Nandan Road, someone flagged me down and wanted to go to Tianlin. Later on, someone else flagged me down on Nandan Road and he also wanted to go to Tianlin. So I asked, How come all you people who came out on Nandan Road wants to go to Tianlin? He said, There is a public bus depot at Nandan Road. We all take the public bus from Pudong to there, and then we take the taxi to Tianlin. So I understood. For example, you look at the road that we just passed. There are no offices, no hotels, nothing. Just a public bus station. Those people who flag down taxis there are mostly people who just got off the public bus, and they look for the shortest road for a taxi. People who flag down taxis here will usually ride not more than RMB15. I never return to pick up customers at Nandan Road during that hour anymore. Therefore, I say that the attitude determines everything! I have heard dozens of company CEOs say that, but this was the first time that I heard a taxi driver say that. The taxi driver continued his story, We need to use scientific methods and statistics to conduct a business. Those people who wait at the subway exits every day for business will never make money. How are you going to provide for your wife and kids at RMB500 a month? You must arm yourself with knowledge. You have to learn and acquire knowledge to become a smart person. A smart person learns knowledge in order to become a very smart person. A very smart person learns knowledge in order to become a genius. One time, a person wanted a taxi in order to get to the train station. I asked him how he wanted to go. He told me how to get there. I said that was slow. I said to get on the elevated highway and go this other way. He said that it was a longer way. I told him, No problem. You have experience because you go that way frequently. It costs you RMB50. If you go my way, I will turn off the meter when it reaches RMB50. You can just pay me RMB50. Anything more is mine. If you go your way, it will take 50 minutes. If I go my way, it will take 25 minutes. So in the end, we went my way. We traveled an additional four kilometers but 25 minutes quicker. I accepted only RMB50. The customer was very delighted for saving about RMB10. What he didnt know is that this extra four kilometers cost me just over RMB1 in gas. So I have swapped RMB1 for 25 extra minutes of my time. As I just said, my hourly cost is 34.5 RMB. It was quite worthwhile for me! Win win. Image Credit: thefengshuiguy Image Credit: thefengshuiguy In a public taxi company, an ordinary driver takes three to four thousand RMB home per month. The good driver can get around five thousand. The top driver can get seven thousand RMB. Out of the 20,000 drivers, there are about two to three who can make more than 8,000 RMB a month. I am one of those two or three. Furthermore, it is very stable without too much fluctuation. By this point, I admired this taxi driver even more. I often tell everyone that I am a happy driver. Some people say, Thats because you earn a lot of money. Of course, you must be happy. I tell them, You are wrong. This is because I have a happy and active mind, and that is why I make a lot of money. What a wonderful way to put it! You have to appreciate the beauty that your work brings. Stuck in a traffic jam at Peoples Plaza, many drivers complain, Oh, theres a traffic jam again! What rotten luck! You must not have that kind of mindset. You should try to experience the beauty of the city. There are many pretty girls passing by. There are many tall modern buildings; although you cannot afford them, you can still enjoy them with an appreciative look. While driving to the airport, you can look at the greenery on both sides. In the winter, it is white. How beautiful! Look at the meter it is more than RMB100. That is even more beautiful! Each job has its own beauty. We need to learn how to experience that beauty in our line of work. When we arrived at the airport, I gave him my business card and said, This Friday, are you interested in coming to my office and explain to our employees about how you operate your taxi? You can treat it as if your meter is running at 60 kilometers per hour. I will pay you for the time that you talk to us. Give me a call. Also Read: Billionaire Jack Ma teaches you how to be successful in life and business Editors Note: This story is translated from CMoney and is meant as a life lesson. The content of the story may be fictional. The post [MUST READ] MBA Lessons From A Taxi Driver To A CEO appeared first on Vulcan Post. RELATED CONTENT No dream job: Khartoum's walking department store AFP News - Wed, Jul 23, 2014 Bengal taxi association official harassed by rogue cabbies IANS - Sat, Jul 19, 2014 Seoul plans to red flag Uber taxi app AFP News - Mon, Jul 21, 2014 [WOW] Easy Taxi Pilots Taxi Booking Through Messaging App With WeChat In Singapore! 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Heated argument after child runs behind reversing taxi at Robertson Quay condo. SINGAPORE - Two men were involved in a heated argument with a taxi driver at Robertson Quay last Sunday. A Stomp reader who witnessed the incident told the citizen journalism website that the trio had been staring at each other before the argument broke out. The daughter of one of the men had earlier run behind the taxi as it was reversing out of an entrance of the Watermark condominium, but the cabby managed to brake in time. The Stomp contributor known only as Sarah said that she heard a loud commotion at about 12.45pm. She said: "The condo's security guard said the cabby was driving into one of the entrances of the condominium. The entrance to the block the cabby wanted to go to was not at this block, so the security guard redirected the cabby to another entrance. "The cabby reversed his taxi a little and at this point in time, the man's daughter (about 3 to 4 years old) suddenly dashed out and ran up behind the taxi, but the cabby managed to brake in time." Sarah added that the man was accompanied by another male friend and two other women who appeared to be their wives. She said that the men kept yelling at the cabby even after he got out of his vehicle to try and explain things. =================================== Don't know why parents can't keep their children in reign when near roads. Do they need something to happen before they wake up their idea?

I had an accident this morning with a taxi. The taxi and my vehicle were barely damaged. Therefore, we decided to settle this privately. However, here's the strange thing. We decided upon 350 as the settlement amount, however, i required him to sign on the paper, stating his name, IC and vehicle number, agreeing to accept 350 and do not claim insurance. This bugger told me that he cannot give his name and ic number, he just wants the $ w/o signing. So i said no, but he die die wants the 350 cash w/o signing anything. So now, all he has is my hp number and license plate number. And all i have are the same info. We do not have each others particulars because he was not willing to show me.. Also, i do not have photos of the accident as he jus sped off after concluding there was no private settlement, telling me that he was gg to claim insurance. Being a newbie, what i dunno is that can he claim insurance just based on my license plate?? Also, how i know he would not claim me a huge sum of money, saying that a big deal was damaged as i do not have the photos to prove anything? I plan to claim my insurance too to protect myself. Any ideas on what this driver may do? or whether he can claim insurance on me based on license plate number?

From 13 MAY CDG Mercedes will have fare adjustment. Flat down fare the same but the meter jump at $0.30 instead of the current $0.22 for normal taxi....Please take note. Dun blur blur go flag.

COMMUTERS who are already bewildered by Singapore's extensive range of taxis and their varied and complex fares will soon have to contend with more confusion. Thanks to new-age transport service providers, such as Uber and GrabTaxi, unmarked vehicles with no meter but offering taxi-like services are entering the cab sphere. Confusion, however, may not be their only concern. Some of these vehicles may not have the authorities' approval for paid passenger services. Should something go wrong, like an accident, the commuter may not have legal recourse. Neither would he be covered by insurance. Some commuters are already expressing unease, saying they would prefer to stick to clearly-marked cabs. Singapore is not alone in grappling with the potential pitfalls of this new technology. Several cities are facing the same situation. Last Friday, Sydney, in Australia, launched a probe into ride-sharing app developer Uber. Its government warned drivers against using their private cars to offer paid rides. Dallas, in Texas, is proposing new regulations to govern these emerging "quasi-taxi" services. Shanghai and Beijing, cities in China, have cracked down on a number of taxi apps that have sprouted. Will these new-tech transport applications fizzle or stay? Are they a boon or bane? For the first question, the current consensus is they are quite likely to stay - and thrive. For the second, it depends on who is asking. The apps will definitely lead to stiffer competition for taxi operators, which are likely to see immediate erosion to their phone-booking revenue. The apps also translate to more choices for cabbies and other driving professionals. The heightened competition could persuade taxi companies to reduce what they charge cabbies for each phone booking. That is good for cabbies. But what about commuters? Will the apps improve taxi availability? Not necessarily. As more cabbies cater to phone- or apps-based demand, commuters will find it more difficult to hail a cab on the road. In fact, this may be one of the reasons Shanghai and Beijing cracked down on taxi apps. It was becoming harder for people to hail a cab from the kerbside. Commuters in Singapore are familiar with this phenomenon. During peak hours, only those willing to book via the phone have always been the likeliest to get a cab. The only upside for commuters would be the possibility of phone-booking charges falling in light of heightened competition from the apps. Still, the apps are on the whole probably more positive for cabbies than for commuters. What about regulators? Should they ponder on whether these apps and their related services would lead to a laissez-faire environment reminiscent of the pre-1970s "pirate taxi" days? The Land Transport Authority at present seems to be taking a light-handed approach. But let's hope it remains vigilant and that it will act swiftly to stamp out practices that may compromise the safety of commuters or the reputation of the state. From a big picture perspective, the new apps may increase efficiency, with fewer taxis plying in search of passengers. This should lead to less pollution, less congestion and lower energy use. In short, all the ills of empty cruising. by Christopher Tan

Three teenagers, aged between 16 and 17, were arrested on Sunday for their suspected involvement in a case of robbery from a taxi at Japanese Gardens Road. The police said in a statement that early on Sunday morning, the taxi driver, who was the victim, made a report that he had been assaulted and robbed of $5 cash. The identities and whereabouts of the suspects were established with the description provided by the victim. Officers from Clementi Police Division then managed to establish the whereabouts of the suspects and arrested all three within eight hours of the time the report was lodged. Commander of Clementi Police Division, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police Melvin Yong advises victims of such crime to be calm and composed when confronted and to take note of the culprits' descriptions. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/three-teenagers-arrested-robbing-taxi-driver-japanese-gardens-road-201

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A TransCab taxi driver was killed in a crash between his vehicle and a private bus at Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 on Wednesday morning. The bus driver, who wanted to be known only as Chong, said the cab was trying to turn right from Ang Mo Kio St 22 to Ave 3. His bus, which was ferrying five to six workers to work at a factory in Ang Mo Kio, was going straight on Ave 3 at the time. Mr Chong, a Malaysian who has been driving in Singapore for four years, claimed he had right of way at the junction. He added that he did not know if the taxi would keep on travelling in his path. Both of them hesitated, said Mr Chong, and when he decided to go ahead, the taxi did too. His bus slammed into the driver's side of the taxi, denting the door inwards. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said they received a call about a traffice accident at about 6.21 am. The driver of the taxi was trapped and rescued by the SCDF within 10 minutes. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/taxi-driver-dies-early-morning-crash-ang-mo-kio-ave-3-20140108

A white Toyota Wish MPV and Prime Taxi of the same model ended up on a pedestrian sidewalk along Tampines Avenue 5, near Block 860 after an accident on Saturday night. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received calls requesting for assistance at 8.41pm, despatched an ambulance to the scene. Two men, aged 51 and 31, were taken to Changi General Hospital. They were both in the taxi and suffered minor injuries such as abrasions. The front of the white MPV was smashed in, while the taxi seemed to have knocked over a small tree. Police said investigations are ongoing. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/mpv-and-prime-taxi-end-sidewalk-tampines-accident-20140104