Catching a Grab bike

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6 years ago

I caught my first grab bike last night. The guy drove like a maniac and what I would consider dangerous (pulled in front of a bus inside 1m). I guess the faster they go the quicker they get their next fair. Next time I get a grab it will be a car

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Guestposter822 Guest

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6 years ago

Also note if you have travel insurance I would be checking the fine print to see if you are covered as a passenger on a bike. More than likely not...

SteinNebraska ViP

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6 years ago

Member since 2012 and 400 posts here and you just took your first grab bike? Did you just arrive in VN recently?

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Guestposter822 Guest

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6 years ago

yes just arrived back after 2 years away...

Canman63 Contributor

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6 years ago

Can't say I've ever had a bad driver, I use them a lot.

Guestposter822 Guest

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6 years ago

Canman63 wrote:
Can't say I've ever had a bad driver, I use them a lot.

you could be experiencing what is called risk normalisation

Canman63 Contributor

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6 years ago

Yes perhaps, I have takin moto taxis in Bangkok at rush hour for years, and find them to be a death wish. Saigon was no where near as bad.
Danang on the other hand was a walk in the park, they really seemed to drive carefully with a westerner on the back.

Guestposter822 Guest

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6 years ago

Well I had my second Nha Trang Grab bike trip tonight. This time the driver decided to pull out his phone and start talking to his next customer ! also I had to pull him up from trying to shoot through a 1m closing gap between a bus and a car which he wasn’t going to make...