OMO must drive 16 hrs daily to death ?
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often chinese evening newspapers reported this or that TD suddendly passed away while sleeping, or died while inside the taxi. Deadth was due to fatigue(overworked)16hrsx30 dys = 480 hrs as compared to other workers put in around 200hrs a mth. Must they drive that many hrs a day to cover rentals,fuel & just to bring home 3k home? Maybe the LTA need to look into this,sth is v v wrong in the chain,need to be corrected .
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This has nothing to do with LTA,
To drive omo is tds choice, tds can choose not to drive omo
why omo lah?ask those who do so to tell you
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yes,i believe it is OMO decision to drive alone w/o sharing the cab w another driver.OMO drive all the 15 peak hrs: 6pm to next morning 9 am,continuously for 15 hrs a day.
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what to do if the company don't want to lower rental but keep increasing it!then the hirer gotta slave out for the company.remember Arnold Schwarzenegger 's character of the Terminator?in future machines will be left to work for the company!right now haven't but man slaving for the company!
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No need lah!!!! I only drive 7-8 hours a day for Mon-Thurs 10-12 hours on Fri 0-3 hours on Sat-Sun. Only got sotong relief for Sat night. Also 1 month can $2XXX earning eyes close close. Who says must drive all 15 hours peak? You only need to drive the lucrative hours can liao. Those bo liao hours no need to entertain those cheapos lah. Drive smart not hard. Understand!!!!!
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Originally posted by uaskforit:
often chinese evening newspapers reported this or that TD suddendly passed away while sleeping, or died while inside the taxi.
Deadth was due to fatigue(overworked)16hrsx30 dys = 480 hrs as compared to other workers put in around 200hrs a mth.
Must they drive that many hrs a day to cover rentals,fuel & just to bring home 3k home?
Maybe the LTA need to look into this,sth is v v wrong in the chain,need to be corrected .
what for? like what some other ppl say in another thread... find a relief and u will earn S$1500/month more.. what for go to drive 15 hrs daily? there are ppl who drive 15 hrs daily to make living to feed family and maybe to pay debt or what..
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Sitting down for hours and hours may cause blood clots to form in your legs.
This is called Deep Vein Thrombosis. The clot may suay suay get to the arteries of the heart causing a heart attack.
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Originally posted by mancha:
Sitting down for hours and hours may cause blood clots to form in your legs.
This is called Deep Vein Thrombosis. The clot may suay suay get to the arteries of the heart causing a heart attack.
It can be curb with this !
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But OMO still got luxury to exercise ?
Not i have seen anyone doing that .
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Wake up Open eyes ......... Singapore all $$$$$$$ .
Taxi drivers even worst !!!
Chrysler OMO , $160 .
Merc $123-$127
SsangYong Rodius $110 .
Wish $99
Sonata $105
Epica $115
and so on .....
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Let's say i super driver ..... one hour can earn $40 "consistently" ....
Peak n off peak ..... the first 3 hours still need to slave for the taxi company , right bo ?
But how many can be that Super ?
Average $40 per hour ?
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base on the demand now , one hour $30 consistently very good liao .
Like mine day relief .... for me , he quite consistent , started 5.30am , end 2pm sometimes early , collection $160-$180 range including ERP .
Average income u also can figure out .
Taking him as an example , if he collected $160 , that's for say 7 hours job , meaning that's what an OMO needed to cover for rental and fuel , without considering wages .
7 hours .
7 hours straight can be very taxing for the body .
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Mine day relief clever .
Be a relief , drive day .
Hit $160-$180 , pack up go home . The rest tomorrow then say .
No need what OMO , what hirer , find one with that suitable day and time , chop n sign , start engine , time's up , go home .
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Why Pool never goes into OMO ?
Why Pool play lots of badminton ?
Why Pool loves eating fish soup ?
I had problems with my gastric in my 9 months of OMO , can drive until tell paxes wait a while , stop at highway road shoulder and vomit out those acids . After vomitting , giddy , hungry no appetite to eat , very sad . In the end , thanks to NUH , gave me Zimor , cured my gastric reverse problems , from that time onwards , no way i am going back to that kind of life .
I realized body can get stiffer and stiffer after driving long hours , so playing badminton can loosen those stiff shoulders and back . No turning back since .
I loves eating fish cos it has got no fats at all ! And after doing my annual body checkups , family doctor told me my good chlor not enough , bad chlor too much , solution ? Eat more fish and chicken .
Here you go , no pork for me , i live like a muslim , pork were never the main dish in my family , one of the worst food human can eat . That's pork .
I love pig's legs , but has to cut down , and cut down alot .
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Remember 2008 i went MIA from taxi for a year ?
That's right , i off from taxi driving for a year , holiday for a year .
And came back stronger than before .
All thanks to 2006 OMO . That make me think , is it worth it doing OMO and gain no life at all ?
OMO doesn't mean u earn more than someone doing half a shift .
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One quick example .....
kenteolk .
He was a OMO all the while .
From SMRT , TransCab then CDG .
Now he did not OMO at all , no need to if u get your strategies right .
To work around 7-8 hours , could actually match or earn more than be a OMO .
Now he has got a few reliefs .
Last heard he has got funny timings to his reliefs , nevermind .
Key is ..... he is happy to have more time with his kids .
And that is life .
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If you are in the category like LV82 , ct2220 , striveon ........... u can be an OMO .
cos i believe , one must or can afford to OMO , as in earn lesser nvrmind , there's a job for me afterall , it's what we need .
If you're burden by debt , daily or monthly commitments as high as MT Everest , OMO is never a long term solution . It can only kill you .
Like what TS has said , many dead while otj .
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eh guys mention many times liao no stating of income here pls go edit
i F u guys better than let sch principal come in F u guys later..........
Eh Pool..... me suitable for OMO boh??
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I think it's more of the concept by some OMO drivers that need to be corrected.
In partnership, you got 12 hours to drive, so mathematically speaking, OMO will have 12 x 2 - 24 hours to drive.
The concept in now that OMO allows the TD to drive as many hours as he want or can, in the process, earning to the max. But how much and how long he can sustain is another question.
On the other hand, OMO also allow the TD to choose the best time slot to work or rest, example, working on all the peak hours and choose the off-peak to rest. He can also choose daytime to work and rest at night (more normal routine right).
Whatever is it, the max the TD need to earn for OMO is to recover the other half of the rental or he can choose to earn lesser. As for me, OMO or not, I work max 12 hours.
But most OMO seems to overdo it, not only earning back the rental but also want more, maybe to maximum the profit and that's where the problem comes in.
On some of the days, like weekends, doing that might be feasible but on quieter days, better use it to take a break as the saying goes, "a rest to for the longer journey ahead".
To me, 16 hours a day is fine, as long as you remember to take a break, do some form of exercise, remember to eat your veges and fruits (really a must), and of course, your sleep.
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Originally posted by Bingjames:
I think it's more of the concept by some OMO drivers that need to be corrected.
In partnership, you got 12 hours to drive, so mathematically speaking, OMO will have 12 x 2 - 24 hours to drive.
The concept in now that OMO allows the TD to drive as many hours as he want or can, in the process, earning to the max. But how much and how long he can sustain is another question.
On the other hand, OMO also allow the TD to choose the best time slot to work or rest, example, working on all the peak hours and choose the off-peak to rest. He can also choose daytime to work and rest at night (more normal routine right).
Whatever is it, the max the TD need to earn for OMO is to recover the other half of the rental or he can choose to earn lesser. As for me, OMO or not, I work max 12 hours.
But most OMO seems to overdo it, not only earning back the rental but also want more, maybe to maximum the profit and that's where the problem comes in.
On some of the days, like weekends, doing that might be feasible but on quieter days, better use it to take a break as the saying goes, "a rest to for the longer journey ahead".
To me, 16 hours a day is fine, as long as you remember to take a break, do some form of exercise, remember to eat your veges and fruits (really a must), and of course, your sleep.
Wow 12 hours!
But against my 'religion' to drive 12 hours, hahaha.
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I also can drive 12hrs, 8 hrs on taxis with breaks, another 4hrs driving those with two legs up
, where got time to sit inside the cab for 12hrs?? sian bo? -
Originally posted by Poolman:
base on the demand now , one hour $30 consistently very good liao .
Like mine day relief .... for me , he quite consistent , started 5.30am , end 2pm sometimes early , collection $160-$180 range including ERP .
Average income u also can figure out .
Taking him as an example , if he collected $160 , that's for say 7 hours job , meaning that's what an OMO needed to cover for rental and fuel , without considering wages .
7 hours .
7 hours straight can be very taxing for the body .
achievable but if u take i hr lunch break, 1/2 hr breakfast break, 1 hr drink kopi break... like this a bit hard
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Yesterday, super short. Start at 6, sekali 10 pm, kena CBd on call pax, going just 300 meters from my home. Plus I took 1 5 am advance job.
Reach destination, my body still fresh, but my mind give in to temptation. Minimum targets would be met with morning job, so ok go back, watch TV surf the net, sleep at midnight, get up at 4, go for job, come back sleep again.
Wake up today feeling fresh and happy.
OMO can do like that? My former neighbour OMO, died aged 42. Definitely cause would be related to hardcore driving in some way or the other.
For me, I already weak, no need to make it worse, by struggling or being greedy.
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Originally posted by Poolman:
One quick example .....
kenteolk .
He was a OMO all the while .
From SMRT , TransCab then CDG .
Now he did not OMO at all , no need to if u get your strategies right .
To work around 7-8 hours , could actually match or earn more than be a OMO .
Now he has got a few reliefs .
Last heard he has got funny timings to his reliefs , nevermind .
Key is ..... he is happy to have more time with his kids .
And that is life .
my official working hours are 5am to 3pm (9hrs) Mon to fri
my relief drives 3pm to next morning 5am
he pays me $65 & my rental is $35
once I hit my target ($xyz) I siew chai liao
normally by 2-3pm I am home already.
sat & sunday I am off. got another set of reliefs driving
so total I work only +-45hrs per week
my income i can say i am very happy,most importantly I have lots of quality time with my family.
after almost 4 years on the road,I came to this conclusion that:
You don't need to drive long hours to earn what you want
like what pool said,get the strategies right & BINGO
work smart not hard
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Singapore gov where got care abt the Td's welfare . They only care about pax complain about not getting taxi when they want. Its a Td's choice to work how many hours they want. Now LTA want to control how many hours a taxi must be on the road.