Street-hail cabs still viable as cost, duration of point-to-point commutes rise: Survey

ComfortDelGro said rides hailed using its Zig app rides had overtaken the number of phone-booked rides. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE – Despite the wide adoption of ride-hailing phone apps, it is still possible to get a taxi on the street, a survey by The Straits Times showed.

This is also the cheapest way to hire a point-to-point ride, though with waiting times that are generally longer than other modes most of the time.

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