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Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:57 pm
Has anyone encountered any non-Cambodian tuk tuk drivers here?
There was an old white dude, who wore a wife beater and a had a long white beard, used to be parked up on the corner of MTT & 63, yelling out to passers-by offering tuk-tuk services, haven't seen him for a while though.
Who isn't me, before anyone asks. We don't (and have never) offer public rides, and our tour days are long behind us.
Yea, definitely was not Stroppy Chops.
Can confirm, drove like Nigel Mansell and I loved every minute
I think in addition to their lack of driving skills/manners and their I don't give a sh*t about anyone else attitudes, I think the visibility from inside those things is far worse than the old standard tuk tuks. Constantly looking at their phone does not help either.
cambo swa wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:16 pm
I think the visibility from inside those things is far worse than the old standard tuk tuks. Constantly looking at their phone does not help either.
True, and they crumple like a tissue box....Srey Thy from Cambodian Space Project was killed in one.
cambo swa wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:16 pm
I think the visibility from inside those things is far worse than the old standard tuk tuks. Constantly looking at their phone does not help either.
Worse still is the hybrids: Bajaj on the bottom with a Remorque top bolted on. As a passenger you can't see shit, which doesn't help if you're trying to direct the driver.
You must walk in traffic to cross the road - Cambodian proverb
Interesting that there are nearly 35,000 of them here already, but not all that surprising as they have become one of the most commonly seen vehicles in a very short time.
