Taxi App Turmoil

THE emergence of app-based taxis has aroused the ire of conventional taxi companies. On March 22, hundreds of taxi drivers under the Association of Land Transport Drivers (Organda) held a demonstration in Jakarta. The rally triggered huge traffic jams and turned violent in several locations.

The taxi drivers wanted the government to ban the apps. They complained of losing customers to the cheaper, friendlier, faster service. Their incomes, they said, plummeted.

April 5, 2016

Tempo.co

Do you believe the app-based taxis will kill off the conventional taxi business?
Yes
	(40.5%)	333
No
	(57.8%)	475
Unsure
	(1.7%)	14
Total	(100%)	822

THE emergence of app-based taxis has aroused the ire of conventional taxi companies. On March 22, hundreds of taxi drivers under the Association of Land Transport Drivers (Organda) held a demonstration in Jakarta. The rally triggered huge traffic jams and turned violent in several locations. The taxi driv

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