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

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ST20230220_202368590837 Kua Chee Siong/ pixgeneric/ Generic pix of ComfortDelGro taxis (blue) and an Strides taxi (maroon) seen at the taxi stand at International Plaza on Feb 20, 2023.

ComfortDelGro said rides hailed using its Zig app rides had overtaken the number of phone-booked rides.

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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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