City gov't urged to control number of taxis

A Taipei City Council member urged the city government yesterday to impose a

ceiling on the number of taxis in the capital city in view of the high vacancy rate of

the cabs and the traffic problems they cause.

from:http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2008/04/19/152591/City%2Dgov%27t.htm


Everywhere I go in Taiwan, there are always many Taxis. Taxi driver become a hot

job due to those people who can’t find other jobs. This phenomenon actually brings

out so many problems. Taxi drivers had high frequency that violates the traffic rules.

When they compete for business, they are usually speeding and illegal parking.

And bad quality of taxi driver causes danger to the passengers and pedestrians.

On the other side, it’s only way that they can earn enough money to raise family.

It’s hard to make a conclusion that which point of this issue is right. I think some

taxi drivers should cultivate their mind and observe the rules at least, because the

safety of passengers is the responsibility of drivers. The solution of an excess of

taxi is to create better job opportunities so that many taxi drivers will have more

choices. It actually causes the burden of society.