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 
Catching a Grab bike
Guestposter822
06 September 2019 00:20:51
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Guestposter822
06 September 2019 00:36:30
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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
06 September 2019 22:03:08
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Member since 2012 and 400 posts here and you just took your first grab bike? Did you just arrive in VN recently?
Guestposter822
07 September 2019 00:30:44
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yes just arrived back after 2 years away...
Canman63
07 September 2019 04:16:12
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Can't say I've ever had a bad driver, I use them a lot.
Guestposter822
08 September 2019 04:36:08
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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
08 September 2019 12:30:19
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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
08 September 2019 13:15:25
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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...
Guestposter822
09 September 2019 08:32:43
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Was thinking they could add Cyclos to the Grab selection ?
QuidProQuo
09 September 2019 13:58:21
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panda7 wrote:Was thinking they could add Cyclos to the Grab selection ?
Or dudes pulling rickshaws.
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