Bike taxi services ignore rider safety
2 years, 2 months ago

Bike taxi services ignore rider safety

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A doctor riding pillion on an Ola bike suffered head injuries after the two-wheeler was hit by a car in Malakpet on Tuesday night. Many commuters, particularly techies, are making use of the bike taxi service because it provides a quick, easy and economical way to avail seamless, last-mile connectivity. Deccan Chronicle spoke to pillion-riders who use bike taxi services such as Ola, Rapido and Uber to find out how things were. According to the rules of the bike taxi aggregators, it is the rider's responsibility to provide the passenger with a helmet. Recently, when I booked an Ola bike taxi from my house to the Secunderabad station, the Ola driver did not wear a helmet.

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Are inDrive, Uber, Ola, Rapido bike taxis really safe? Women share horror stories
4 months, 1 week ago

Are inDrive, Uber, Ola, Rapido bike taxis really safe? Women share horror stories

India Today  

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Brushing aside opposition, Ola brings back bike taxi service in Bengaluru, ride S1 model
1 year, 3 months ago

Brushing aside opposition, Ola brings back bike taxi service in Bengaluru, ride S1 model

The Hindu  

Mobile app-driven ride-hailing company Ola reintroduced its bike taxi service in Bengaluru on September 16. The tussle between auto drivers and bike taxi riders, which has been going on for some time now, reached its peak during the protest as the former allegedly thrashed many bike taxi riders in Bengaluru on September 11 where various private transport associations held protests. …

Controversies surrounding bike taxis refuse to die in Bengaluru
1 year, 7 months ago

Controversies surrounding bike taxis refuse to die in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

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Confusion prevails over bike taxi services after government’s order
1 year, 10 months ago

Confusion prevails over bike taxi services after government’s order

The Hindu  

: Confusion prevailed on Tuesday over the Delhi government’s notice against the operations of bike taxis in the city, with various aggregator platforms stating that the companies had not received any official communication from the authorities. The Transport Department of the Delhi Government issued a public notice on Sunday stating that two-wheelers with private registration numbers being used for commercial …

Ola, Rapido, Uber bike taxi services are banned in Delhi by government. 5 points
1 year, 10 months ago

Ola, Rapido, Uber bike taxi services are banned in Delhi by government. 5 points

Live Mint  

Delhi government in a decision has decided to ban bike taxi services provided by Ola,Uber and Rapido in the national capital stating that it was a violation of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which would make aggregators liable for a fine of ₹1 lakh. Here is why the government decided to ban bike taxi services in Delhi: The Delhi Transport …

Bike taxi services run in Hyderabad without helmets
2 years, 3 months ago

Bike taxi services run in Hyderabad without helmets

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A doctor riding pillion on an Ola bike suffered head injuries after the two-wheeler was hit by a car in Malakpet on Tuesday night. Deccan Chronicle spoke to pillion-riders who use bike taxi services such as Ola, Rapido and Uber to find out how things were. According to the rules of the bike taxi aggregators, it is the rider's …

Karnataka Allows E-Bike Taxi Services for Travel Upto 10 km, Individuals Can Register Too
3 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka Allows E-Bike Taxi Services for Travel Upto 10 km, Individuals Can Register Too

News 18  

Karnataka's transport department has approved the operation of an electric bike taxi services as a mode of transportation in the state. A senior official from the Department of Transport told The Indian Express that e-bike taxis would initially be introduced in Bengaluru and then spread to other cities throughout the state. As per the company, e-bike taxis would function as …

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