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Mengapa sopir taksi menolak tujuan saya?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
Anda memberi tahu taksi jalanan tujuan Anda dalam bahasa Inggris dan sopirnya menolak, mengunci pintu, atau pergi begitu saja.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
Sopir sering menolak perjalanan jarak pendek, perjalanan ke zona dengan pembatasan lalu lintas, atau penumpang asing yang tidak bisa berkomunikasi soal rute; pada jam pergantian shift mereka hanya mengambil perjalanan yang searah dengan rute pulang mereka.
✓ HOW TO FIX
Gunakan DiDi (tujuan yang dimasukkan lewat aplikasi menghindari penolakan, tarif sudah disepakati sebelumnya), tunjukkan alamat dalam aksara Tionghoa, atau berjalanlah ke penjaga pintu hotel untuk memanggilkan sopir yang bersedia.
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