Interview~Motorcycle Courier Service of 0077
Q: How old are you?
I’m 70-year-old.
Q: How long has this service appear in Beitou?
Almost 50 years, I have worked from 1970 until now, there are people longer than me.
Q: How many stores offer motorcycle courier service in Beitou?
There are six shops provide calling and delivering service, almost 100 motorcycles.
Q: How long is the working hour of the day?
Not certain, there is no predetermined time. I start work from 5 o’clock AM and finish at noon, but some people will work until the next day 3 o’clock AM.
Q: How to stipulate the price of the service?
40 dollars within one kilometer, 1.5 kilometers to 2 kilometers may cost 50 dollars, it may cost 70 to 80 dollars from Beitou to Shipei, and from Beitou to Guandu almost more than 100, we calculate price according to the distance.
Q:What are your service items?
We often carry salaried and student to work or to school in the morning, and help buying things, fruit, wine, boxed meal,etc. sometimes.
Q:How long are you engaged in this job?
About 42 years.
Q: Which road in Beitou is the most difficult to ride?
We are all very professional, because we have done this job for a long time and we are very familiar with each road. We have been used to the topography in Beitou.
Q: Do you like this job?
Yes, I have already done for more than 40 years. There are more than 200 motorcycles here in the past. Because there were fewer buses before, we often carried guest or the staff of some hotels.
Q: When is business the best?
We carry some salaries and students to office or to school in the morning, and carry some mothers who buy things in market to go home.
Q: Which season is the business better?
Similar, the business in rainy day is better, because some people do not want to go out, and they phone asking us to buy things like boxed meal, etc., the business is better.
Q: What difficulties are there in work?
Almost none, though some people do not have enough money to pay sometimes, they will return two or three days later and give back. If the accident happens or customers falling while taking the motorcycle, we need to be the responsible one.