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都是钞票惹的祸？
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someone suggest better put fix shift pattern coming
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:)
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TITLE: One in three cabbies report ‘driver fatigue’
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POSTED: 25 Feb 2015 06:44
URL: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/one-in-three-cabbies/1678440.html
TODAY reports: NUS researchers have called for a more concerted effort to promote a healthier lifestyle among taxi drivers in Singapore.SINGAPORE: While waiting in line for passengers late one night, cabbie Han Poh Guan witnessed a taxi in front slide and hit a wall as its driver had fallen asleep without pulling up the handbrake.
It is common for taxi drivers to doze off on the job because of prolonged driving without a good rest, said the 57-year-old.
Long hours and sedentary conditions are perennial complaints among taxi drivers here, many of whom work beyond the 12-hours-per-day guideline suggested by the Manpower Ministry.
A recent study among 231 cabbies here also found that one in three of them experience driver fatigue, with those who work longer hours - more than 10 hours a day - reporting a higher chance of dozing off inadvertently.
More than half (55 per cent) of taxi drivers surveyed said they do not take any day off.
The study - the first to look at risk factors of fatigue driving among taxi drivers here - was conducted by the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and published in this month’s issue of the Singapore Medical Journal.
The researchers also observed that those who fall asleep at the wheel tend to report poor sleep quality, have another part-time job or consume more than three caffeinated drinks daily.
There was also a higher proportion of cabbies, relative to the adult population in Singapore, who reported chronic ailments such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and high cholesterol.
“Effort should be made to promote a healthier lifestyle in this high-risk group, so as to curb the development of medical conditions and to prevent further complications from existing (conditions),” said the researchers, who randomly surveyed cabbies from one of the largest local companies when they were queueing to pay rental fees or waiting for their cars to be serviced.
While there are currently no official guidelines on taxi drivers’ work hours and rest periods, the researchers said their findings give cause to review existing policies and implement measures to address sleep-deprived driving, such as educating drivers to recognise when weariness creeps in.
National Taxi Association (NTA) executive adviser Ang Hin Kee said cabbies drive for long hours to cover high overheads.
The Land Transport Authority’s regulations requiring a minimum percentage of taxis to undertake a daily mileage of at least 250km also contribute to cabbies’ daily grind, he added.
However, more has been done in recent years to care for the health of taxi drivers, Mr Ang said. For instance, the NTA has worked with the Health Promotion Board since late 2012 to bring free health screenings and workshops to cabbies, while also offering them stretch bands and pedometers.
The association also organises weekly jogging and bowling exercises during off-peak hours to “get cabbies on their feet”, although drivers have been slow to take it up, Mr Ang said.
He expects the introduction of third-party taxi applications and a widened pool of relief drivers to give cabbies some relief.
Taxi drivers whom TODAY spoke to said they have to work long hours to make ends meet.
“Rent and fuel costs can go up to S$190 a day and I have to take up to 30 trips to see net income growth,” said Mr Han, who drives from 6pm to 6am every day.
While he tries to get at least eight hours of sleep daily, this is often affected by the time he reserves for his family. “I have no time and money to exercise or go for check-ups,” said the ComfortDelGro driver.
Some, including Mr Kelvin Lim, still set aside time to work out. The 53-year-old TransCab driver dedicates three hours in between two driving shifts to playing basketball with his colleagues and neighbours.
“I make a very conscious effort to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This is a very high-risk job, so it is important to take care of ourselves,” Mr Lim said.
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Lower rental All calls/apps make into one apps for all cabbies and paxs Govt absorb fuel tax for cabbies*** Bus lanes avaliable for taxis during peak period No or lesser ERP rates for cab More free rental days More cab servicing centres Conduct courses on how to maintenance and service own cab (so that we can also join the servicing job if we do not want to drive cab, this is call skill development, at the same time, cabbies can also know and service their cab with minor problem like changing oil and so forth) ***Gentlemen, the budget 2015 stated that petrol driven commerical vehicle will get free road tax this year...please remember to ask your company to pay you back the road tax otherwise, they may makan you kau kau again. thank you
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The study focussed on the physiological aspects of taxi drivers. They could have included questionaires on the sexual and social well-being of taxi drivers.
Most TDs drive such long hours and alone that I doubt if they lead an active sexual and social life.
A TD who has a healthy and active sexual life is a happy TD, just like Bowah.
Anyway, you can read the full article here: https://www.sma.org.sg/UploadedImg/files/SMJ/5602/5602a2.pdf
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Hello Yandao eh...limpek is dirty sex one hor, super active one hor. Happiness is inbreed, if one seek not to be happy, you also cannot do anything. Like if a TD like to show sour face or black face everyday, that can be a nature of his or her characteristics. But having said that, most cabbies are happy go lucky type lah, if not, very hard to survive in this stressful country like Singapore. It is ironic to say that taxi driver are stressful in singapore only. Basically, Singapore govt had cultivate a culture of MONEY TALK only here. Our Govt today are more of a businessmen, not statemen. This alone set many including cabby seeking for $$ to cover high cost of living, to survive, and to make more. Even when we said, we lower rental so that you do not need to drive so long...I can tell you, most cabbies will still drive long hrs to make more. That's a fact. And most cabbies are in our middle age group, you think they dunno what is happiness and what is health? they knew, they know what is 5BX, they know 2.4km, some even know taekwando, and where are the lorongs in geylands, but the cost of living in Singapore is preventing them the luxury of time to do it.
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http://transport.asiaone.com/news/general/story/new-cabbies-risk
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The funny thing is that after all these years of slogging on the road, now then they talk about our fatigue and stress...lols