News Forum - Motorcycle taxis & app-based riders fight over passengers

[Thaiger]

An ongoing row over passengers between motorcycle taxi riders and app-based riders erupted into a brawl on Sunday on Soi Ratchada 18 in Bangkok. One motorcycle taxi rider demanded that the app-based riders give them more respect and stop random pickups on the street when motorcycle taxi services are nearby. The first fight started last Sunday, September 18. One motorcycle taxi rider recorded a video of the incident, which was later circulated on Thai social media. In the video, an app-based rider is seen waiting for his passenger in front of a condominium. He is then approached by a motorcycle taxi […]

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[Pinga]

Got what he deserved. Those territorial drivers are a menace to society - attacking app-based drivers because they're afraid of some competition. They wouldn't have a problem if they charged fair rates and did a good job - they don't and that's why customers don't want to deal with them - som nam na.

[ExpatPattaya]

The orange vested motorcycle taxis in Pattaya are shiite IMO, too fast, too expensive, and generally old and tattered.  I always use Bolt app

Orange vests jokers need to move to the 21st century as others have.  In Pattaya you get the yellow blue "taxis" driving for Bolt many times

[TheDirtyDurian]

He had it coming.