Sharing Cab Fares to be Legalized?
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NfiEANS for overcoming the anomaly 1V1whereby the sharing of taxicab fares among friends is constituted an offence under Section 72(10) of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, have been suggested to the Minister of Transport. He has circulated the proposals to the associations concerned, for their views.
It has been suggested that Section 61 should be amended to permit the use of a vehicle adapted to carry fewer than eight passengers, without a stage or express-carriage, licence, at separate fares, on the following conditions:—
The number of passengers actually carried should not exceed four, The party should not be organized by the vehicle owner, a person acting on his behalf, or a person who is paid for doing so. The outing should not previously be advertised. The journey must not be one on which the vehicle is used frequently or as a matter of routine to carry passengers at separate fares. Finally, the vehicle must not be used by, for or on behalf of a holder of a road service licence, in conjunction with, or in extension of, any service authorized by a road service licence.
Whilst the suggested amendments follow the lines 01 Section 25 of the Road Traffic Act, 1934, the facts relating to the proposed conditions should be known by the driver or operator without having to question passengers, the Ministry points out. How, may we ask, is the driver or operator to know whether the organizer of the party is being paid for his services, or whether the outing has been advertised, without inquiring?