Taxi Drivers

Taxi Drivers

From Neraca

Jakartan taxi drivers' seasonal illness during Ramadhan seems incurable. The joy of Ramadhan was tainted by some taxi drivers. Why? Because they demanded charter fares, which are more expensive than the legal metered fares.

I experienced this twice. During last year's Ramadhan and again this Ramadhan. Both drivers worked for President Taxi.

It is a shame that this happens. It obviously has a negative impact. It is not only the passengers who suffer, but also the honest drivers from the same taxi company.

The unscrupulous cabbies also have an impact on other taxi companies. I can't blame the public for believing that all taxi drivers are the same.

Apart from asking for charter fares, some of drivers tampered with their meters to cheat passengers.

I do hope the city administration will deal with this problems seriously. If this practice is disregarded, it might become embedded in Indonesian culture.

If foreigners are cheated, it will besmirch Indonesia's reputation.

SAPTO

Jakarta