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Originally Posted by lamborghini
There is no denying taxis are the worst maintained vehicles on the roads - and even if the car is capable, the drivers don't have the experience to drive them at high speeds.
How many of them are running on bald/retreads tyres? How many of them have non functional indicators and lights? How many of them have their seatbelt hidden away from passengers who would like to use them?
Majority of them, judging from what I've seen!
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In Mumbai too, when it's pouring and you see these pesky Xcent taxis zipping past on the WEH, 20kmph over the speed limit, swerving in and out of lanes; you really wish they had a speed governer.
Especially when you see the same taxi aquaplaned and smashed on a divider a few KM's later. |
Just curious to know what is the benchmark for "Experience"! These call center/Uber/Ola cabs drive 200-300 kms a day which means at least 50,000 kms a year. They are behind wheel at least 10 hours a day.. still we, who spend few minutes/hours a day call them inexperienced to handle cars! We also say that cab drivers have fatigue. You too working for 9-10 hours in a stressed environment before heading home. You too may have lot of things in mind for tomorrow..Are you still feeling fresh?
Regarding all other concerns, this is applicable to private cars too. How many private cars do periodic maintenance? They too run on bald tires, they too don't comes with ABS factory fitted.. they may have lights above permissible limits.. lot of us drive and text.. use cell phone while driving.. the offences are not vehicle specific..
We say that we can control vehicle at triple digit speeds but a taxi can't. This is illogical! There are many experts and novices in both sector. I know few drivers who are good mechanics too.
The move to regulate speed is indeed a good move. How is it going to help by only regulating speed of taxi vehicles? Do we have a data to show that taxi cars driven above 80 cause accidents? Just look in to threads and see the number of zoomcars involved in accidents! It all depends on the person, not on registration plate.
Think of a nano taxi allowed to drive at 80kmph on Bangalore-Chennai 6 lane highway along with a BMW too at same speed! Who think that a Crysta or Ciaz taxi is unsafe above 80kmph in Hyderabad ORR? How can we compare Indica and BMW when it comes to its primary duty of commuting between cities? on a side note, I have seen Maruti 800s struggle and overtake high end cars at 100+ speeds in National Expressway 1!
Somebody here mentioned that he drive fast only when his family is not in car! Does it mean that other cars are driver alone? I also want to drive fast and safe on open roads but why shouldn't a new generation cab with safety features?
I agree that we all feel unsafe to send our dear ones in a cab doing high speeds. Don't we have the option to ask driver to slow down or stop, if we find uncomfortable rather than keeping our fingers crossed? I am not comfortable in any other's cab and I promptly ask them to slow down or stop the moment I feel its unsafe.
From an operator point of view, a taxi cab does some 200 kms a day in city and outer roads. I have the option of tracking a cab's route, speed, fuel consumption etc by installing a simple gps tracker.
The point I am trying to make is,
I am against the view that my car is a private Nano still I should be allowed to do triple digit speeds.
The speed should be regulated, irrespective of private or taxi! Authorities should set different and decent speed limits depending on road and ensure that all vehicles adhere to it. They can use technology/cameras/interceptors etc to ensure that vehicles are monitored. We have laws in place.. but fail to implement it. There is no point in imposing rules only to a category.
Few years back, NH47 had lot of cameras (working) with many of them in signals. Trust me, signal jumping and over speeding was reduced a lot!
If authorities don't have the expertise, give it to some third party vendors.. but ensure that rules are followed.
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Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar Are you sure your quotes are for reference and nothing personal. |
We never interacted earlier and nothing personal indeed dear friend. Sorry, if you felt otherwise.