Fare Business
New portable meter could pull Thailand's motorcycle taxis into the 21st century
- Published: 15/11/2010 at 03:18 AM
- Newspaper section: Business
Some 700,000 people nationwide earn their living driving motorcycle taxis, weaving their way through small sois and traffic-clogged thoroughfares.
In Bangkok alone has an estimated 180,000 motorcycle taxis, with drivers earning 500 baht a day or more, not an insignificant sum considering the relatively low entry requirements needed for the job.
Fares are typically fixed by the co-operatives working each major intersection, albeit with no fixed formula based on time, distance or fuel consumption.
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About the author
- Writer: Komsan Tortermvasana
- Position: Business Reporter
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