New MRT: Thomson Line (TSL)
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Originally posted by decent02:
all full time taxi drivers alert
10 years down the road
eat grass liao
time to use this 10 years to find a new vocation
Yesterday evening peak hour I picked up a pax from bishan mrt to yishun mrt taxi stand. I was curious and asked if pax came from mrt station, the lady's reply was she arrive from circle line and find it tough to transfer to north/south line during that timing as it'll be sardine pack.
Moral of the story, more mrt lines doesn't necessarily mean better connectivity if commuters can't fit into the platform. Since time immemorial, there's demand for personalize transport and it'll continue. During ancient times we have human sedan, then came the horses and we have horse carriages and eventually came automotives. Ford made it affordable for the masses and many would have thought that'll spell the end of many coachmen. To fill the void of personalize transport, coachmen evolve into what we call today taxi drivers.
Should the new mrt lines make a heavy dent to your income, those that are not serious will throw keys first followed by botherline drivers. Cabbies generate so much income for taxi coys, do u think they will sit idle and die with us? Imagine there's 20-30% idle cabs lying at their yards, storage in itself will kill them not to mention loss of revenue. They will have some brainstorming sessions with LTA/NTA and what have you to come out with some measures to entice drivers back. Eventually the only way to entice drivers back will be more carrots which is fare increase. Gov already spelled out our transport roadmap for the future, which is less private cars n encourage more to take public transport. Taxi is an essential part of our public transport system plan.
To all my beloved brethrens who are worried, I'll say let's not worry too much and do what you need to do and that is just drive.
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One last point, the incoming new lines are suppose to help alleviate the bottlenecks for current pop of 5 mio. Which is what the master planners should had put in place before the mass influx by adding adequate infrastructures to accommodating them. 6.5 mio is what our target pop will be, what next? I'm sure you know the outcome better than I :)
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glad to see positive attitude in some drivers..good for you!
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Originally posted by Happybird95:
To all my beloved brethrens who are worried, I'll say let's not worry too much and do what you need to do and that is just drive.
Beloved brethens???, sound like my casket driver pastor preaching on people dead bed before I collect,Hello, we are still alive lah
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Originally posted by bowah:
Beloved brethens???, sound like my casket driver pastor preaching on people dead bed before I collect,Hello, we are still alive lah
Yes.... christians love to use this term but it's not exclusive to them, perhaps due to yr ex profesion u are more exposed to pastors/reverends addressing the crowd before reciting the decease's epitaph.
I have no intentions to curse our brothers n sisters, grammar error for using beloved insted of dear brethren la, cut me some slack ya ;) I only sex 1 hahaha....
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mrt or not?? ppl wan to taxi they will still take 1...........
like harbourfront got direct mrt y still so many take to sengkang n punggol???
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mrt or not? no diff to me.
Best is less traffic congestion. Less working hours for me. 9hrs hit target can go home sleep.
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Originally posted by komade:
mrt or not?? ppl wan to taxi they will still take 1...........
like harbourfront got direct mrt y still so many take to sengkang n punggol???
Ya loh....I kanna once Friday evening 6pm++ to SK....almost 1 hours journey only $28++ nia
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Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:
Ya loh....I kanna once Friday evening 6pm++ to SK....almost 1 hours journey only $28++ nia
me slightly better than u. Yesterday 6pm RWS to Lavender V Hotel 40mins 25++
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wah... why my trips from vivo city to sengkang onli about $15???
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You never wait till 6pm mah, we wait at seah imm hawker centre leh