In Reply to: taxi's a pain for KTH posted by putih on Thursday, 13. May 2010 at 07:37 Bali Time:
not a very good ratio.
I sit in Tom Yum and see many taxis come and go....it's actually how most people get to KTH from the airport with all their luggage (Derrrr....how else??)
KTH also had to be built, and AP Inn Apartments are currently being built next door and these buildings require/required large construction vehicles to deliver materials, so along with my Avanza and many other APV's, much larger vehicles than Taxis regularly go to and from KTH and surrounds.
There is no doubt that some taxi drivers would prefer not to go into some of the smaller gangs (not only Pasar Agung or Ronta)but there is really no good reason when much larger vehicles do go there.
I think people should make it clear when they get into the taxi exactly where they want to go on hiring, and explain "All the way".
Otherwise, the driver will take you to the turnoff to Poppies 1 (when he has earned 80% of the fare maybe)and then get rid of you rather than going into an area where picking up another fare is unlikely.
Perhaps doing something like that would improve the current strike rate of one in every fifteen??
Meanwhile I'll stick with the Avanza.