Taxi Groups upset by planned infrastructure improvements

[DJ...]

The Gauteng Transport department says its currently only consulting with those affected by the new bus rapid transit project.

It follows threats by taxi associations to disrupt commuting if the department does not engage with them about the project.

The initiative forms part of Government efforts to improve the transport system ahead of the 2010 soccer world cup.

But operators say this will result in dwindling commuter numbers for them.

The Department's Bob Stanway says not all operators are affected at this stage.

From the 702 news site...

 

[Freshy-ZN]

They make it sound like a bad thing....

 

[onebrickshort]

All the Taxi associations do apart from shooting at each other, is moan, moan, moan, moan.
Nothing is ever good enough for them

 

[Dovi]

All the Taxi associations do apart from shooting at each other, is moan, moan, moan, moan.
Nothing is ever good enough for them

And they make absolutely no effort to improve the quality of service offered to commuters.

 

[PeterCH]

Of course its a bad thing for them. They don't want there to be any competition to their forced monopoly.

 

[Turiko]

Forced monopoly? I disagree...

The taxi bosses have been around even before apartheid was removed.

 

[Hoof-Hearted]

Forced monopoly? I disagree...

The taxi bosses have been around even before apartheid was removed.

So were Telscum and Eishkom

 

[LazyLion]

I think they are also upset cos it means they won't be able to drive in the yellow lane while the improvements are in progress. At least not without taking out a bunch of warning chevrons... might slow them down a bit and the would lose revenue.