Traffic and rising auto fares have always been major headaches for metro city Bengaluru. What making rounds on the Internet today is a comparison post by a local lady passenger who matched up both auto running meter and online booking app's fare and the drastic difference is now sparking debate among netizens.
The woman, Aditi Srivastava, as per her social media handle, travelled in auto for around 2.6 Kilometers took to social media platform X formerly known as Twitter, she shared two pictures, one of her auto meter which showed ₹39 as fare. While in the other picture, fare for the same distance was showed as ₹172.45.
Putting out her frustration on the social media, she wrote, "The price on meter vs the price on uber. If you don’t have your own vehicle in Bangalore, you’re screwed."
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Netizens Reacts:
Bengaluru's rising auto fare has always been a talking point for suffering citizens. While, erupting on the above post, many thrashed the exploitation by the online apps.
One user wrote, "Absolute exploitation by these platforms"
Another user wrote, "Last couple of days uber is showing close to how much the meter would run. The drivers are just not accepting rides. Ola and NY are confirming rides coz they are 50 or more higher."
One user wrote, "Uber prices are based on Supply-Demand, while Meter prices are fixed by the government. It should always be based on Supply-Demand for fairness, but(3x) Bangalore Govt. & the Auto Mafia doesn't let that happen fairly either with Bike Taxi Bans & removing non-Kannadiga Autos."
