Noh Omar The Taxi Driver
Noh Omar once a taxi driver, today a Minister. Now coming from the lower class one would think lessons learnt in the past should be the best guidance towards a better future but instead one become arrogant and stupid.
The latest proposal for taxis drivers to sell drinks and snack shows a lack of thinking skill from him. The meaning for taxis is a car licensed to ply for hire. Not a canteen for selling food. For the past donkey years I can remember, all taxis drivers are already doing very well with their present side business while they carried passengers to their destination. For example they can recommend the best massage parlor for individual needs, which hotel to stay, where to eat, to genting taxi stand, where to get girls, etc……………in return for these recommendations the taxi drivers are given commission from RM2 to RM50.
The increase of 1000 taxi licences soon shows a quick fix for a mismanaged matter. Seoul once at the bottom of the rank for development is today number two (2) in the world. Through many research and discussions and willingness to LISTEN to their citizen woes have come out with the best transport system in the world. Every taxi is equipped with video cameras. Every movement and conversation is recorded from back to front of the taxi. Even an accident is captured on tape be it from the side. Meters too are controlled from the surveillance and cannot be tampered with by the drivers. Each driver is made compulsory to clock in minimum eight hours of driving and cannot refuse passenger when the taxi light outside is on. Taxi without light on cannot take in passengers. After three warnings, licence is taken away for good. So with the increase of 1000 new licences, more taxi drivers will definitely have their earning cut by 50%. Can we fault drivers who demand extra RM2 per trip besides tampering with the meter to go faster and a turn can jump extra RM1?
A trip from Puduraya to Taman Maluri used to be RM4.60. Now an extra RM2 is demanded. Two days ago, two taxis with number plate HW 8863 and HW 7064 demanded RM15 for the trip claiming traffic jam. Since the opening of the express way and traffic less to Taman Maluri, the trip is cut by 15 mins so RM15 is plain cheating.
With our Malaysian Ministers fondness for traveling overseas for educational sex and shopping fact finding, would it not be appropriate for the Minister concern to learn something useful in Seoul.
The latest proposal for taxis drivers to sell drinks and snack shows a lack of thinking skill from him. The meaning for taxis is a car licensed to ply for hire. Not a canteen for selling food. For the past donkey years I can remember, all taxis drivers are already doing very well with their present side business while they carried passengers to their destination. For example they can recommend the best massage parlor for individual needs, which hotel to stay, where to eat, to genting taxi stand, where to get girls, etc……………in return for these recommendations the taxi drivers are given commission from RM2 to RM50.
The increase of 1000 taxi licences soon shows a quick fix for a mismanaged matter. Seoul once at the bottom of the rank for development is today number two (2) in the world. Through many research and discussions and willingness to LISTEN to their citizen woes have come out with the best transport system in the world. Every taxi is equipped with video cameras. Every movement and conversation is recorded from back to front of the taxi. Even an accident is captured on tape be it from the side. Meters too are controlled from the surveillance and cannot be tampered with by the drivers. Each driver is made compulsory to clock in minimum eight hours of driving and cannot refuse passenger when the taxi light outside is on. Taxi without light on cannot take in passengers. After three warnings, licence is taken away for good. So with the increase of 1000 new licences, more taxi drivers will definitely have their earning cut by 50%. Can we fault drivers who demand extra RM2 per trip besides tampering with the meter to go faster and a turn can jump extra RM1?
A trip from Puduraya to Taman Maluri used to be RM4.60. Now an extra RM2 is demanded. Two days ago, two taxis with number plate HW 8863 and HW 7064 demanded RM15 for the trip claiming traffic jam. Since the opening of the express way and traffic less to Taman Maluri, the trip is cut by 15 mins so RM15 is plain cheating.
With our Malaysian Ministers fondness for traveling overseas for educational sex and shopping fact finding, would it not be appropriate for the Minister concern to learn something useful in Seoul.
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