Yawn . . . Clueless Tuktuk/taxi drivers

timmydownawell · Post by **timmydownawell** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:39 pm

Kuroneko wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:12 pm
angkorjohn wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:26 pm If the tuk tuks dont sort themselves out then in 5 years time they just gonna be novelty rides for tourists like the cyclos before them.
The Government are keen to phase them out, and with the increasing traffic congestion problems, I wouldn't be surprised if in five years they are all but gone from Phnom Penh.

and replaced with what? Lexus SUVs?

chorlton · Post by **chorlton** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:46 pm

angkorjohn wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:26 pm I for one love these apps. I wish they would roll out in Siem Reap as well for when I'm there too.

iTsumo works in SR

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:09 pm

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:39 pm
Kuroneko wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:12 pm
angkorjohn wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:26 pm If the tuk tuks dont sort themselves out then in 5 years time they just gonna be novelty rides for tourists like the cyclos before them.
The Government are keen to phase them out, and with the increasing traffic congestion problems, I wouldn't be surprised if in five years they are all but gone from Phnom Penh.
and replaced with what? Lexus SUVs?

Sky Train,Buses and metered taxis.

angkorjohn · Post by **angkorjohn** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:12 pm

Kuroneko wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 5:09 pm
timmydownawell wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:39 pm
Kuroneko wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:12 pm
angkorjohn wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:26 pm If the tuk tuks dont sort themselves out then in 5 years time they just gonna be novelty rides for tourists like the cyclos before them.
The Government are keen to phase them out, and with the increasing traffic congestion problems, I wouldn't be surprised if in five years they are all but gone from Phnom Penh.
and replaced with what? Lexus SUVs?
Sky Train,Buses and metered taxis.

Yeah that's my point, replaced by taxis, metered rikshaws -- passapp, utsumo, exnet, grab, uber etc. they need to go with the times or they'll just be a novelty, once upon a time as i said the way to get about was the cyclo now they just have those old dudes in green driving around slack jawed tourists on group tours clogging up riverside. I see them around BKK1 all sat on their asses wondering why nobody is taking them as people get wise to use one of the apps. Only time I take a tuk tuk is if theres more than 3 people and we a car for a short journey makes no sense.

and Kuroneko thanks for the heads up on itsumo on SR. was there for a week last month and didnt see any on the street but will check the app.

Post by **Username Taken** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:27 pm

^^^ That was Chorlton that gave the heads up on itSumo in SR.

angkorjohn · Post by **angkorjohn** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:49 pm

sorry UT didn't have my glasses on. Thanks Chorlton

pczz · Post by **pczz** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 11:51 pm

timmydownawell wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:39 pm
Kuroneko wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:12 pm
angkorjohn wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2018 3:26 pm If the tuk tuks dont sort themselves out then in 5 years time they just gonna be novelty rides for tourists like the cyclos before them.
The Government are keen to phase them out, and with the increasing traffic congestion problems, I wouldn't be surprised if in five years they are all but gone from Phnom Penh.
and replaced with what? Lexus SUVs?

people who can drive? I had high hopes when the little indian things turned up. the drivers seemed to be failry sensible but now they are upo to all the old tricks, signal left turn right, jump lights etc etc

Cam Nivag · Post by **Cam Nivag** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 9:58 pm

Are tuk tuk drivers lowering their price demands because of PassApp competition? Or are they raising them?

I took a PassApp from mid-riverside to Hard Rock Cafe the other night and it was 3200 riel. Leaving the Hard Rock, PassApp network was down. Tuk Tuk driver asked for $3 (almost 4X the price) for the return ride.

Is anyone getting better prices from tuk tuk drivers by whipping out their phones and saying "I'll pay you $1 or I'm using PassApp"? Will they capitulate if you do that or will they still refuse and just sit there and watch you go off in the PassApp rickshaw?

I'm kind of surprised there isn't more hostility and violence from the tuk tuk drivers towards PassApp and the customers who use it. Maybe there is such hostility and violence but I haven't seen it yet.

AndyKK · Post by **AndyKK** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:13 pm

The Khmer get fed up with being ripped off. It will be time soon for the old Tuk-tuc's to go.

Cam Nivag · Post by **Cam Nivag** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:16 pm

AndyKK wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:13 pm The Khmer get fed up with being ripped off. It will be time soon for the old Tuk-tuc's to go.

Why don't they just adjust to the market and lower their price demands? Do Khmers really never do that?

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