Wednesday, July 8, 2009

BRT Officials Call on Taxi Drivers for Cooperation Ahead of Test Runs

As transportation officials get set to test out the soon-to-open bus rapid transit system, they are warning taxi operators against disrupting the tests. The taxi operators and their unions have expressed much anger over the planned BRT system.

Gauteng Community Safety spokesperson Thaphelo Moiloa on Thursday warned taxi operators not to try to disrupt a test run on the much-awaited BRT system.

Taxi industry operators have increasingly expressed their dissatisfaction with the BRT, fearing it would result in income and job losses. They are also not happy about the time limits placed on their operating permits.

One of the biggest taxi industry umbrella bodies, the National Taxi Alliance (NTA), recently presented a document to Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele claiming "intellectual property rights" over the routes to be used by the BRT system.


The Star
July 3, 2009