Teksi ooo Teksi

Anda pernah naik teksi? Sudah tentu pernahkan? Saya juga pernah naik teksi tetapi jarang sangat, berbanding mereka yang selalu menaiki teksi sama ada untuk ke tempat kerja dan urusan-urusan lain. Selain menaiki teksi di Malaysia, sebagai ex-pelaut membolehkan saya merasai pengalaman menaiki teksi di beberapa tempat di dunia seperti di negara Asean, India, Pakistan, Dubai, Italy, Barcelona, France, Romania, China dan beberapa tempat lain. Lain tempat lainlah servisnya. Di Dubai mereka mengunakan kereta mewah sebagai teksi dan bayarannya boleh dikatakan standard. Di China teksinya dilengkapi dengan pemisah ditengah-tengahnya. Biasanya ia diperbuat dari gentian plastik lutsinar, perhubungan dengan pemandu teksi hanya melalui tingkap kecil yang di tebuk di tengahnya. Di India dan juga pakistan, teksinya agak hardcore. Satu teksi boleh diisi seramai 7-8 orang termasuk pemandunya. Di India juga kalau anda bekesempatan menaiki "tut-tut" betul ke ejaan dia tu?.. Hmm naik tut-tut nie macam naik vespa, boleh isi maksima tiga penumpang. Kalau vespa, isi minyak dekat bawah seat kan? macam motor lain lah, berbeza dengan tut-tut, isi minyak di hadapan.

Saya tak tahu kalau di luar saya tak berkira dengan duit tambang teksi, pakai hulur jer dekat pak pak teksi tu. Tapi bila di tempat sendiri, saya dah start berkira. Saya pun tak tahu kenapa? Sesiapa seafarer yang membaca post nie boleh komen tak? Adakah korang dalam situasi yang sama?. Perangai berkira saya dalam membayar teksi local bertambah bila dapat tahu yang teksi nie tak pakai meter. Pernah dulu  (8-9 tahun lepas) saya terpaksa membayar RM 25 dari Puduraya ke Lowyat!! Mahal tu RM 25 pada tahun tu, sedangkan Puduraya dengan Lowyat bukan jauh sangat pun, nasib baik barang yg dibawa saya agak berat masa tu.....huhuhu. Itu belum masuk mereka yang tak mahu guna meter kerana jalam "jammed". Tetapi saya beranggapan bukan semua pemandu teksi Malaysia beperangai macam tu. Masih ada yang berhati mulia dan bekerja dengan jujur demi menyara keluarga. Tetapi kerana reputasi buruk nie lah semua pemandu teksi Malaysia menjadi mangsa, ditambah pula dengan kehadiran pemandu teksi haram.

Sambil menulis posting nie saya nak juga menyiarkan email yang diterima dari rakan pejabat mengenai insiden ketika menaiki teksi. Bukan tujuan untuk memburukkan sesiapa tetapi sebagai peringatan. Selamat membaca.

KL Taxi Driver....Ladies please read this!!!!
>
> Please take a few minutes to read this and please pass it on to every
> female you know and care about.. On Saturday, 4th July 2009 at 6:45pm my
> sister boarded a taxi at the Wangsa Maju LRT to return home. At the end of
> the road, the taxi driver stopped to pick up another male passenger who
> seemed to be going off the same direction. Well, my sister didn't suspect
> anything funny as they looked genuine, and he was going her direction and
> she was in a hurry.. Little did she suspect that she was in for a huge
> trauma! But when she asked the taxi driver to turn into the junction where
> she lives, the driver pretended to miss it and the male passenger said
> that since they were already nearer to his place, why not send him off
> first and the driver politely asked my sister if that's ok and she thought
> she was doing a good deed! As soon as they got to the end of the housing
> area next to the big walls of the Academy TV3, the male passenger, locked
> all the doors and leapt to the back and held a knife at her throat and
> forced her to bend her head down - she had to give up her jewelry, and the
> $200 cash she had. Not satisfied with only that much, they threatened for
> more so they drove off to Maybank Jln Setapak and took out everything she
> had that was around 7:30pm ....The driver returned the card after clearing
> the account! Then they drove off to the back area of Tasik Titiwangsa and
> dropped her off there. Left her with only $10 and ask her to take another
> taxi home! My sister had to walk a long way back to the main road to get
> help and she is really traumatised by all these. Later at the police
> station we found out that she was victim #3 that same day! Let's remind
> everyone we know, as it could easily happen to us too or to anyone we care
> about.
>
> The lesson to be learnt here:
> 1.. always check the plate # BEFORE you board a taxi.
> 2. always check the other things that a taxi should have - the driver's
> ID, the inside number etc, etc.
> 3. NEVER allow the driver to pick up another passenger - No matter what!
> If they do, get off and just pay the man.
> 4. avoid taking the taxi alone, if you can.
> 5. be extra careful if it is after office hours.
>
> Note : Luckily the victim was not raped and/or killed as well, as in this
> case they were just after her jewelery and money.
>
> *for Guys, Pls 4wd this mail to all gals u know...