Thread: World Best Taxi : ´Tuk Tuk´ Thailand ranked no.5

´Tuk Tuk´ Thailand ranked no.5 of the World Best Taxi by ´hotel.com´
Panita Norasing



BANGKOK, 6 August 2010 (NNT) – Three-wheel ‘Tuk Tuk’ a well known taxi of Thailand has been ranked 5th in “The World Best Taxi” arranged by a tourism website ‘hotel.com’.

Following a survey in random of more than 1,900 travelers during 11-28 May this year about the best taxi they ever met, London taxi was voted number one best taxi in the world for three years in a row with a score of 59%. London taxi drivers have been complimented as the best in friendliness and route skill as they are fully trained before gaining the licenses.

Ranking second is the yellow taxi in New York of the US with a score of 27%, up by 10% from last year, while the third to the fifth titles are Tokyo taxi of Japan at 26%, taxi in Berlin, Germany at 17% and three-wheel ‘Tuk Tuk’ a kind of taxi in Bangkok, Thailand, at 14%.

The World Best taxi has been ranked by several factors involved including cleanliness, service charge, driving quality, route skills, friendliness, safety and availability.

thainews.prd.go.th

Originally Posted by Mid

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The World Best taxi has been ranked by several factors involved including cleanliness, service charge, driving quality, route skills, friendliness, safety and availability.

Don't get me wrong I love tuk tuk's but if it was based on the above surely it should be nowhere near the top.

Fails miserably on cleanliness, service charge, driving quality and safety!!

but good fun and used to enjoy many a tuk tuk race with mates in Bangkok, one tuk tuk each, select a destination, bet 500 baht each and offer the winning driver an extra 100 baht and fuck me they go like fuck!!

wrong thread , apologies

Oh god imagine tuk tuks with credit card swipers

Regular Bangkok taxi, far far far better.

^ agreed. In this climate, why would you get a scumbag t-t, and be overcharged in the sweltering heat and fumes when you can go with a meter in a nice aircon environment...

Tuk Tuks are a combination of the worst parts of regular taxis (getting stuck in traffic) combined with the worst part of motorcycle taxis (no airconditioning).

Tuk-tuks play an important role in local Bangkok life. A trip to any local market will show you this.

For tourists they are just a bit of fun. I still enjoy jumping in a tuk-tuk at night on occasion, though I won't be paying tourist prices.

As far as regular Bangkok taxis are concerned, I find most drivers to be pretty good, the cars clean and outstanding value for money.

Originally Posted by English Noodles

As far as regular Bangkok taxis are concerned, I find most drivers to be pretty good, the cars clean and outstanding value for money.

I fully agree, Noodles; Bkk taxis are good and cheap (especially the pink ones )

Originally Posted by English Noodles

As far as regular Bangkok taxis are concerned, I find most drivers to be pretty good, the cars clean and outstanding value for money.

Here here!!

Originally Posted by Red dragon

but good fun and used to enjoy many a tuk tuk race with mates in Bangkok, one tuk tuk each, select a destination, bet 500 baht each and offer the winning driver an extra 100 baht and fuck me they go like fuck!!

We used to do the same only 5 of us on motorbike taxis, dead arms on the overtake. Surprised nobody died.

^If I was taking a motorcycle taxi then I would prefer to pay them more to drive carefully and slower. You must be stupid.

It was stupid, dangerous, immature, irresponsible and fun.

You wouldn't catch me doing that now, but I still use the motorbike taxis for traffic purposes.