“Taxi regulations have caused passengers on short trips to gradually switch to public transportation.”
This was stated by Anar Rzayev, President of the Land Transport Agency of Azerbaijan, at the event on the transformation of passenger mobility. According to him, a decrease in the number of taxi users has been observed in Azerbaijan. 50 percent of them took the bus and 20 percent took the subway. The average price of taxi transportation increased by 2.2 manats. The average travel distance increased by 34 percent. At the same time, the average taxi arrival time increased by 1.2 minutes.
It should be noted that taxi drivers also confirm the decrease in passengers on social networks. According to them, there are no longer as many passengers in the comfort or economy category as before. Even some of the drivers cannot meet the required daily quota due to low number of passengers.
A reduction of more than five million in taxi use is a huge number. But what is the reason for the sudden decrease in passengers? Can the decline continue during the next period?
“Caspian” newspaper article on the subject.
They preferred to travel by taxi
Bulud Bagirov, senior professor at the transport department of the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, said that one of the main reasons for the decline in taxi passengers is the increase in prices: “In the Soviet era, there was no everyone could “But until recently the price of taxis was so low that people even bought their own car.” Before, it was impossible to get rid of the Prius.
According to B. Bagirov, as public transport develops, people will refuse taxis:
“In addition, taxis cannot reach their destination on time due to traffic jams. For this reason, people use the subway and, in many cases, the bus, to be faster. As bicycle lanes are also built, taxis Young people turn to micromobility vehicles are also trying to make people more public. Abroad, even older people travel by bicycle. In our country, the climate is temperate and there will be no need to use taxis.
These people should not drive a taxi.
The expert states that it is important to only have professional drivers in this field:
“Not everyone who gets a driving license should drive a taxi. Most people want to focus on easy work. That’s why the number of taxi drivers was extremely large. Drivers who are really professional in this art will find work for themselves.”
“It will cause economic losses to drivers”
According to transport expert Aslan Asadov, the number of taxi users was expected to decrease:
“The strict decisions made regarding taxis made it possible to predict this in advance. The strict decisions made, the increase in fares also increased the overall prices for taxis. Therefore, the number of customers began to decrease. The decrease in “The number of passengers will increase to continue at this rate, but this will cause economic losses for drivers.”
Companies raise prices
According to Ismayil Chobanzadeh, an associate professor at the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, companies increase prices to cover the cost of the machines they buy. This, of course, doesn’t benefit most people:
“Before, taxi companies hired anyone who was registered. Now they only hire drivers who meet the requirements and obtain a certificate. The companies were also fined. The year of the cars must be new. The price of new cars is also more high. “Not everyone can buy a car and drive like a taxi. Right now, the company sets the prices high so they can spend the money on the cars. But when prices are high, people can no longer take a taxi. “.
“The driver does not leave even if there is a passenger”
I. Chobanzade also referred to the points of dissatisfaction of passengers with the taxi:
“It is true that drivers are dissatisfied with the decrease in passengers. However, the role of taxi drivers in the decrease in passengers is not small. Because when there are passengers, they create problems and do not want to go. For example, during rush hours of the day, many drivers do not want to drive. Passengers also complain that the taxis we call wait for us for half an hour, sometimes more, but in the end the driver either says that the price is not worth it or he does not want to go there. area No matter how high the prices are, taxi drivers still say that the prices are too low. I think that gradually all these problems will move away from taxis after public transport is fixed.”
