webfact Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Video: "Embarrassing" fight as "win" attacks suspected Grab biker at BTS Thai caption: Out of control at Thong Lor A poster on Facebook was in little doubt that a fight by the Thong Lor BTS station was three motorcycle taxi riders having a go at a Grab rider. One man in a jacket was seen aiming several blows at the helmeted head of a non-jacketed rider. Artit Chitnok who posted said that it was embarrassing and out of control - he noted that a foreigner who witnessed the fight was calling out for them to stop. He referred to the wins or motorcycle taxi riders as out of control hoodlums. The post was reported by Sanook who said that netizens condemned the attack and were calling for Grab Bike's legal status to be resolved once and for all. Source: Sanook -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-10-28 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaps Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 .. Usual Three On One .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Noobie Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Somehow I can't open any videos anymore in Thaivisa with my mobile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Another Neanderthal that evolution left behind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Just now, Thailand Noobie said: Somehow I can't open any videos anymore in Thaivisa with my mobile... You are lucky. it wasn't worth looking at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I just wish they would happen to hit somebody that really could take the fight to a new level for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggy Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Just another pea-brained moron who can't handle competition and yet who is not prepared to improve his own service to prevent competition. Thugs, plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggar Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 At first I was not happy that normal taxi drivers fight against Grab drivers. In the meantime I begin to understand them. They need to survive too. I know 3 people driving with their car for Grab in Pattaya. They earn next to nothing. There seem to be too many drivers or not enough customers for the existing drivers. The only winner seems to be Grab. They always earn their percentage of the fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Not so much grab as punch???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Raining blows on his helmet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonclark Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 32 minutes ago, Beggar said: At first I was not happy that normal taxi drivers fight against Grab drivers. In the meantime I begin to understand them. They need to survive too. I know 3 people driving with their car for Grab in Pattaya. They earn next to nothing. There seem to be too many drivers or not enough customers for the existing drivers. The only winner seems to be Grab. They always earn their percentage of the fare. Well if Grab riders are able to make a better living and more money than normal taxi drivers, then maybe the normal taxi drivers should move over to Grab? If they are too long in the tooth to adapt, well, as evolution shows pretty clearly, those that cannot adapt go extinct. If a business faces competition it must adapt its practices to give the customer what he or she is willing to pay for. And that is why Grab is out competing normal taxis. On a personal level I have sympathy for them, but as a business none whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Public physical attacks by licensed taxi drivers/riders. Are they back serving the public again today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, jonclark said: If a business faces competition it must adapt its practices Or attack them, have them charged with some draconian law, etc. etc. to ensure the monopoly continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggar Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 12 minutes ago, jonclark said: Well if Grab riders are able to make a better living and more money than normal taxi drivers, then maybe the normal taxi drivers should move over to Grab? I wrote that the Grab drivers I know here in Pattaya earn next to nothing. They started with a lot of hope but the reality is different. One stopped already and I guess the two others will follow soon. They can't survive. If they take all the costs for the car into account then there is almost nothing left. On some days they even pay for working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, Beggar said: I wrote that the Grab drivers I know here in Pattaya earn next to nothing. They started with a lot of hope but the reality is different. One stopped already and I guess the two others will follow soon. They can't survive. If they take all the costs for the car into account then there is almost nothing left. On some days they even pay for working. Maybe because grab in pattaya is so overpriced that people choose to use the buses instead. I mean 300 baht for 1 km.. here in Bangkok I can go from sukhumvit to airport for that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: Artit Chitnok who posted said that it was embarrassing and out of control Just another day in paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Slaps said: .. Usual Three On One .. Uh?? I just see one 'win' attacking the bike driver. Others in the background did no intervene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Thailand Noobie said: Somehow I can't open any videos anymore in Thaivisa with my mobile... Apps are down at present I'm afraid, you can still use your browser on the mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 And so the battler has begun,.... Boycott the whole taxi mafia, work from home if you value your safety.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beggar Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, Drax said: Maybe because grab in pattaya is so overpriced that people choose to use the buses instead. I mean 300 baht for 1 km.. here in Bangkok I can go from sukhumvit to airport for that much. Grab is very customer oriented. But from the 300 Baht what is left for the driver? 25 percent go to Grab. Normally he has to drive back empty. How high are the cost for his car for this trip? Did he need to clean it like every day? Were you the only customer on this day? Some customers order your car and just before you reach the customer they cancel. So you drive for nothing. Depending on the time of the day there are different hotspots where you might find customers easier. So you have to drive around empty and there is no guarantee that you will get a customer at such a hotspot because many other Grab drivers do the same. Since I know the people driving for Grab and their stories I have a very different opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 7 hours ago, Matzzon said: I just wish they would happen to hit somebody that really could take the fight to a new level for once. You volunteering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyboy2018 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 5 hours ago, MaxLee said: And so the battler has begun,.... Boycott the whole taxi mafia, work from home if you value your safety.... What a silly comment. I have been using the Taxis in Bangkok for at least two decades with no problems. Excellent service. I use Grab in Pattaya and its very dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 8 hours ago, Matzzon said: I just wish they would happen to hit somebody that really could take the fight to a new level for once. Chuck norris would whip them all and receive deep wais at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, sunnyboy2018 said: What a silly comment. I have been using the Taxis in Bangkok for at least two decades with no problems. Excellent service. I use Grab in Pattaya and its very dear. Yeah really excellent, the scum out the front of central world wanted 200 baht to take me to soi buhakao in late january a 5 minute ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 23 minutes ago, madmen said: Chuck norris would whip them all and receive deep wais at the end Yep, that guy is so quick, that he takes care of the problem before his enemy even thinks about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matzzon Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 37 minutes ago, sunnyboy2018 said: You volunteering? Just point me in a direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Weird Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 11 hours ago, Slaps said: Usual Three On One No, as usual, a Thaivisa poster gets it wrong, only one win was hitting him, that's one-on-one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 5 hours ago, madmen said: Yeah really excellent, the scum out the front of central world wanted 200 baht to take me to soi buhakao in late january a 5 minute ride I was not aware that soi buhakao now reached Bangkok. I also almost never use Grab in Bangkok, because the taxis are quite reasonable, and Grab is not worth the almost double price. I am sure it is a very different story in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Noobie Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Crossy said: Apps are down at present I'm afraid, you can still use your browser on the mobile. Thanks for the answer, I use chrome in my mobile ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Taxi and Mini Van drives: most of the times little to no brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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