How do they know that people are carpooling?
What if people create a WhatsApp group and travel together?
Coordination/Payments/Cancellation becomes a pain on watsapp, that’s how apps like Quickride were creating value.
In a world where govts are encouraging pooling. Bengaluru officials for few thousands as bribe by taxi mafias are creating problem for people.
I’m sure people will solve coordination and cancellation problems by just communicating better on WhatsApp. Payments I guess is a problem but again not a problem that can’t be solved at all manually.
All in all, they can take away the organised apps but they can’t take away the idea of carpooling.
Bangalore officials will never fail to surprise us. 🤣🤣
By what law can they ban carpooling? Did they pass a new law in state assembly? Else, how will they enforce it? Which existing law states that they can impose such fine of 10k, for stopping the car, getting a friend, and taking money from that friend for ferrying?
I think there's a law that says you need a commercial driving license for charging money to give rides. The idea is supposed to be that drivers who offer rides need to know the place well and should be trained. They are supposed to take a separate exam for this. This exists in London/uk as well. It's archaic now with the maid in phones and gps.
The reality though is that the auto drivers have a powerful union here and form a vote Bank. So it's implemented a bit strongly.
Thanks, yes I realized of that law. But I guess, still they can’t stop people of same company carpooling together. How will they check the money part, suppose the money transfer is on monthly basis, will they be able to check, I don’t think so.
Car companies: stonks!
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