hydraides Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Print the QR barcodes all inside the songthaew, would make life alot easier for passengers and the drive, and less dangerous for passengers who have to stand at the side of the vechicle to pay Also Having 2 baht, or even worse 12 (5+5+5+1+1) baht in change every time is so annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydraides Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Think how about how many songthaews there are in bangkok and how long each waits for people to pay (maybe 5-10 seconds) so have an effect on reducing congestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 A laudable idea. But. How to ensure everybody (actually anybody) pays? QR is great when the outcome is something controllable (vending machine, access to a location) but in an uncontrolled location people will avoid paying, it's human nature. Any you're over paying if you pay a 12 Baht fare with 5+5+5+1+1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 To the "cashless society" crowd: What do you do when the power grid goes down? The fact that modern humanity is on the cusp of an extinction level event seems to be lost on the short-sighted, which is pretty much every person on the planet with a smart-phone. CME - coronal mass ejections - are a cyclical fact of live on this planet. The next Carrington level event will end life as we know it on earth. It's not a matter of 'if', it's a matter of 'when.' That's worst case. In the mean time, the 'grid' is still vulnerable to all sorts of natural and man-made phenomenon. "But - it's more convenient!" Yeah, until it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 How to make a simple transaction complex. Wife won't even give you change? How is the driver to know which person is paying with these sort of absurd apps if several get off at the same time? Like they say "keep it simple, stupid" (KISS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 5 hours ago, Crossy said: Any you're over paying if you pay a 12 Baht fare with 5+5+5+1+1. It's the 'new and improved, sophisticated, urbane liberal' maths. But it's probably correct. 5+5+1+1 (12) for the cost of the songtaw ride, then +5 for bank fees, connection fees, QE code reader fees, local, province, and VAT taxes, ecological fees, and carbon taxes all to be painlessly and 'conveniently' swept up for that one 12 THB transaction. ? Man, I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuang Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I say we go back to the barter system......an average fare should be........1 turnip........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Why not start by have everyone count out their change and have it ready when the truck stops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Thai Life Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I can't really see it catching on for songthaews, but it's apparently been available for some time for taxis in Thailand and Singapore. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30337612 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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