I dread bargaining, more with auto drivers. At the same time I hate being taken for a ride by auto drivers. We often read in news about how auto drivers con or use bad language on commuters.
Most fellas have unique technique to fool people who are new to Bangalore. Some auto drivers act ignorant of the place, or some take unwanted detour. All just to make meter run around.
Here is an instance when I got down at Banaswadi railway station. When the packed train off loaded mallu folks, it was the familiar scene at the railway station.
As mallus flow down this station, a large fleet of auto drivers wait to pounce on hapless newbies. Most of these fellas don’t go with the meter rate. They have their own rate card depending on your looks.
One auto driver I inquired of the rate to Cambridge layout said Rs 150/- without any expression. It’s just leave it or take it attitude. I took the logical way to walk up to Banaswadi main road. From that Banaswadi junction I got into an auto who took me for Rs 60.
I’m not alone. Many fellas walk towards to junction to get auto in a reasonable rate.
During my walk, I see lot of people leaving my auto or car alone. If at all there was a safe way to connect with people who are going to the same destination.
Can some widget connect people going to the same destination. Technology can save time, and money. It’s could be made something like a vehicle pool. Maybe some iphone application or some twitter kind of tool can help.
Any thoughts on this..
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