how many longterm expats use tuctucs everyday ?

whereami · Post by **whereami** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 5:52 pm

im guessing very few foreigners in phnompenh living here ride tuctucs dailly ? about the size of a good western car payment with lots of negatives on the side if used frequently.....buying a motorcyle , living in a great location , or time your rides and plan on 2 or 3 a week max bout only options im thinkin.......just curious

taabarang · Post by **taabarang** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:21 pm

First I have to admit that it has been years since I lived in The Big Stink. From what I have seen on my monthly visits, there is no way in hell I would drive anything smaller than and less armoured than a tank. So yes as a visitor I ride in a tuk tuk with a driver I consider trustworthy and reasonable.

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:24 pm

The only time I ever ride a tuktuk is when going to the airport. I know a few people who ride them daily though. Mainly people who don't trust themselves with a motorcycle, and/or enjoy just sitting there rather than driving.

jimpson · Post by **jimpson** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:29 pm

I have a regular tuk tuk to and from work every day Monday to Friday and almost every Saturday or Sunday i take him all day around Phnom Penh

timmydownawell · Post by **timmydownawell** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:42 pm

Mostly I will walk. I'll grab a moto if it's too far to walk or if I'm in a hurry. And I'll grab a tuk tuk if I need to move something I can't carry on a moto.

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:06 pm

I'm in tuktuks daily.

kiwiincambodia · Post by **kiwiincambodia** » Sat Sep 09, 2017 10:17 pm

I use them most days taking the kids to and from school. Don't want them on a motorbike and I don't drive a car here so don't have any other option (I guess I could use taxis now but I find tuk tuks more convenient).

If I'm going out on the weekends I take them as well as I know I'm going to be getting hammered so don't want to drive.

Arget · Post by **Arget** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:58 am

I walk a lot of places, more for the exercise than being cheap. I use motto for short local travel if i don't want to walk and use Tuk Tuks for all other PP travel.
I am too chicken to ride a motto and have no need for a car.

ps if you want cheap travel use the gas Rickshaws. there is an app you can get for the phone where you order them and pinpoint where to pick you up.

bangkokhooker · Post by **bangkokhooker** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:26 am

When I'm going to PP I drive and take a TukTuk locally. I've just started using Exnet.

I want to go in a Cyclo before they all go.

I saw a female TukTuk driver in SHV. Cool.

timmydownawell · Post by **timmydownawell** » Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:57 pm

bangkokhooker wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:26 am I want to go in a Cyclo before they all go.

I asked a cyclo to take me from Riverside to Orussey and he wanted $5! I got a tuk tuk for $1.

So I still haven't used a cyclo.