A Singaporean Grab driver took on a test of endurance to see how much he could drive and earn in one day.
A Singaporean rideshare driver took on a 24-hour driving challenge and racked up nearly RM3,000 in fares in one day.
A Facebook user going by the moniker Pro Driver posted in a rideshare group about his experience driving for a whole day, to prove it was possible, though not advisable.
The group, ProDriver Inc (Grab Drivers SG) describes itself as a family of experienced private hire drivers, consisting of full-time, part-time and hobbyist drivers looking to make a side income, that aim to forge a better driving community.
“Driving should be sustainable and realistic and not like this 24hr challenge. Daily and weekly targets should be set... I only did it to show that it can be done for incentive drivers with better knowledge and on a weekday,” he says.
The user also posted three videos, about two minutes long in total, which show his working day starting past midnight Sunday and ending around the same time the next day.
In the first video, the poster introduces himself as Sonic and says he is heading to Changi Airport to start the challenge.
He adds that the video isn't meant to make him or other challenge takers famous, but rather to get people's attention that other similar online instructional videos don't show the real aspects of driving.
“I strongly advise against driving such long hours because it's actually very dangerous for yourself and the rider,” he says, assuring viewers that he will stop if he feels too tired.
The second video at about 10.20am shows him taking his first stop of the day, to pump petrol at a petrol station.
Opening the Grab app, he shows that he's earned SGD456 (RM1,361.29) so far.
In the third video at 12.02am the next day, his driving statistics are shown with an Acceptance Rate (AR) of 92.3%, Driver's Rating 4.86% and Cancellation Rate (CR) of 7.1%.
AR is the percentage of requests a driver accepts, the CR is based on the percentage of accepted rides that a driver cancels, while the Peak Hour Special is an incentive programme that rewards drivers for working during rush hour periods.
The app showed he earned SGD912 (RM2,722.59) including a peak hour special of SGD250 (RM746.32).
“I've completed my challenge. It's been a gruelling day,” he says. He thanked the members of the Facebook group for their support, adding that one even bought him lunch while he was refuelling.
While the video showed it was possible to earn the equivalent of a Malaysian's monthly pay in one day, the fact that Grab drivers can work for such long periods of time could pose a danger to themselves and riders, as mentioned by the poster.
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