Thai female passenger shuns motorcycle taxi ride fare (video)

A female passenger ordered a motorcycle taxi driver to drive against the traffic on the pavement, refused to pay the fare, and left him with wasted time and a 15% app fee deduction. A 36-second video shared by the Facebook page อีซ้อขยี้ข่าว3 shows the rider filming the woman while explaining the situation.

“She called for a ride, then asked me to drive against the traffic on the pavement and didn’t pay the fare. If an accident happens, who will be responsible? Is she crazy?”

The incident began when the woman requested a ride through an app, asking the rider to pick her up from Soi Sukhumvit 22 and drop her off near the GMM building. As they neared the destination, the woman demanded the rider to go against the traffic on the pavement. Refusing to comply due to safety concerns, the rider was left stunned when the woman jumped off the bike at a red light intersection and walked calmly to the nearest BTS station without paying.

The rider was left not only without the fare but also faced a 15% deduction from the app for the ride. He expressed his frustration over the loss of time and money due to the incident, reported KhaoSod.

In related news, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been urged by a city council member to develop a new application for motorcycle taxis to ensure passenger safety and fair pricing. Viput Srivaurai, representing Bang Rak district, advocated for leveraging technology and innovation to enhance motorcycle taxi services.

In other news, a drunk Thai man stabbed a motorcycle taxi rider in the neck with a pair of scissors outside a village in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok on July 17 because he could not pay the fare after spending all his money on booze.

Bang Bua Thong Police Station officers were alerted to the stabbing and rushed to the scene with Poh Teck Tung Foundation rescuer workers.