In article , hvpl@yahoo.com says...
> Kuala Lumpur is catching up with 3 (now, I believe) rail-based public
> transport systems that cover the major parts of this spread out city & its
> suburbs. Taxis are still notorious but improving. You'll need to be firm
> with them.
Not sure what you mean by "notorious". Taxis in KL are metered (just ask
the driver use the meter) and the drivers are friendly.
You have to be careful with ethnic Indian taxi drivers, as they might
try to cheat you (this happened to me several times).
I've spent a total of 15 months in KL on several occasions since 1999
and never experienced problems with taxi drivers.
I might add that taxis in KL are extremely cheap - almost embarassingly
cheap. A guy driving you from KL to Petaling Jaya (13 Km), getting stuck
in a traffic jam, ending up reaching PJ after 40 minutes and only being
paid 10 RM (= US $2.6) for that. These taxi drivers earn almost nothing,
but in spite of that are friendly and reliable.
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Alfred Molon
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