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kingzkong · Senior Member

Which route will you take?

YellowSub · Veteran Member

Quick Answer

Mt Sinai - Holland Rd - Napier Rd - Tanglin Rd - Orchard Rd - Scotts Rd - U turn after u pass Tanglin Club - Goodwood Park.

Just drive the shortest route unless they tell u otherwise, dun care about traffic conditions (passengers do not know wad you are thinking).

moshimoshi · Veteran Guru

YellowSub wrote:

Quick Answer

Mt Sinai - Holland Rd - Napier Rd - Tanglin Rd - Orchard Rd - Scotts Rd - U turn after u pass Tanglin Club - Goodwood Park.

Just drive the shortest route unless they tell u otherwise, dun care about traffic conditions (passengers do not know wad you are thinking).

bro, the u-turn is actually on Stevens Rd, not Scotts Rd.

donsan · A Forum Mentor

YellowSub wrote:
Just drive the shortest route unless they tell u otherwise, dun care
about traffic conditions (passengers do not know wad you are thinking).
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DAMN RIGHT.......just use LTA accepted route.

young taxi driver · A Forum Supporter

Hi all Bro.. The Pax already ask bro KK to use his own prefer route & it should be up to bro KK to decide isn't it.. Or even like tat if pax suddenly no happy they can also complaint.. if complaint who will be the rite party???

Regit · A Forum Supporter

For me if take longer route and pax not happy i will give discount. Ever pick a girl from senkang to lavender during peak hrs, total fare is $17 plus, pax see fare..wow wow ...so much, i just say $15 can. Pax face turn happy.

kingzkong · Senior Member

young taxi driver wrote:

Hi all Bro.. The Pax already ask bro KK to use his own prefer route & it should be up to bro KK to decide isn't it.. Or even like tat if pax suddenly no happy they can also complaint.. if complaint who will be the rite party???

ya the japanese seems to note dwn sometin...
but he never ask for receipt leh.
anyway my conscience is clear...

tiny168 · Guru

YellowSub wrote:

Quick Answer

Mt Sinai - Holland Rd - Napier Rd - Tanglin Rd - Orchard Rd - Scotts Rd - U turn after u pass Tanglin Club - Goodwood Park.

Just drive the shortest route unless they tell u otherwise, dun care about traffic conditions (passengers do not know wad you are thinking).

After Tanglin...turn ino Claymore Road -> Claymore hill -> Draycott Drive -> Steven Road then U-turn.

-- Edited by tiny168 on Wednesday 13th of May 2009 10:02:34 PM

stkee · Guru

tiny168 wrote:

YellowSub wrote:

Quick Answer

Mt Sinai - Holland Rd - Napier Rd - Tanglin Rd - Orchard Rd - Scotts Rd - U turn after u pass Tanglin Club - Goodwood Park.

Just drive the shortest route unless they tell u otherwise, dun care about traffic conditions (passengers do not know wad you are thinking).

Bro Yellowsub route is the most direct and preferred route of many pax from that area to orchard. If tobusiness districtside,than turn onto grange road and than thru kim seng and havelock. Just follow the crowd and you will never go wrong.

You will be surprise that some of the route that pax suggest is actually longer or cost more. But who cares, they are the one paying...

Don't bother about jam or no jam,so long aspax happy and pay you can liao...

Amk1777 · A Forum Mentor

kingzkong wrote:

road works not our problem...

anyway i think most new drivers kena left right centre b4. (i got half left/ right b4)

hope u don't take it too personal :)

i recall i also did this illegal u turn at cairnhill few yrs back cuz didn't know scott rd no u-turn :p (to hyatt) lucky pax ok type

all the best in future smile

bluenuts · Veteran Guru

When pax say it's up to you to decide which way to go, pls don be naive to think that the pax really mean it's UP TO YOU to decide.
Base on LTA guideline, we are suppose to use the shortest route. PERIOD!
If pax tell you to decide the route, pls tell pax the route you'll be going.
You'll be surprise by the response you'll get from them.
Learn to cover your own As. cos it's YOUR own, nobody on top of you to answer for you and nobody below you to be your scapegoat.
Good Luck!!

tiny168 · Guru

stkee wrote:

tiny168 wrote:

YellowSub wrote:

Quick Answer

Mt Sinai - Holland Rd - Napier Rd - Tanglin Rd - Orchard Rd - Scotts Rd - U turn after u pass Tanglin Club - Goodwood Park.

Just drive the shortest route unless they tell u otherwise, dun care about traffic conditions (passengers do not know wad you are thinking).

Bro Yellowsub route is the most direct and preferred route of many pax from that area to orchard. If tobusiness districtside,than turn onto grange road and than thru kim seng and havelock. Just follow the crowd and you will never go wrong.

You will be surprise that some of the route that pax suggest is actually longer or cost more. But who cares, they are the one paying...

Don't bother about jam or no jam,so long aspax happy and pay you can liao...

I guess you are right to follow LTA guidelines.

I avoid the Tanglin / Scott road juncion because I hate the traffic there. Time consuming.

Richard G · A Forum Mentor

Usually I am quite lousy with routes so I always play safety and tell pax in advance " Can I go by...." indicating some of the major and sometime nearer the destination I would ask, do I need to keep left/right, or should I be taking next left/right?

So far so good.

pirate · Guru

RG and BN is right.. they can say up to u but......... u may kena at the end.. tell them where u will go then see.. ok then go

i will use holland 6ave dunearn steven scotts cos peak hr reverse way not jam 1... but some sats wiill have heavy traffic on steven

bridgestone · Guru

Inside small lanes pax of course knows how to go out better than us. Simply ask left? right? straight? will do.

When reach main road then you take over. If still duno??? ask again left/right? straight? @ junctions until the point you know. Tell pax earlier before you make the last u-turn. In your case, be it @ newton, carinhill or stevens makes no difference as long as pax is informed w/o objection.

From my limited experience:

you MUST be very steady all the time.
DON'T panic (the most unload your "cargo" @ time you can't take), safety always top priority.
you MUSN'T "over polite"!!! 1 out of 100 pax behaves like a dog... you polite... it chase u & bark... you more polite... it bites you.... When pax sensed you are steady they'll dim dim...