Starting next month .. "Taxi Scooter" transports passengers in Tunisia

Hayat Ben Hilal - Tunisia

In December, a private Tunisian company will launch the "Scooter Taxi" project for the first time in the country, with the aim of reducing traffic congestion in several cities.

Tunisians in the provinces of Greater Tunis suffer daily problems of transport and overcrowding, and complain about the services of taxi drivers - especially at peak times - who refuse to transport customers under the pretext of congested roads.

The project aims to facilitate the movement within the capital, especially in areas where traffic congestion and refuse to enter the taxi drivers, according to the company's general manager Nabil Juraidat to Al Jazeera Net.

Bike features
Designed in a practical way, the Taxi Scooter is equipped with roofs that protect the passenger from the sun and rain and comfortable chairs. The company provides all protection requirements for the customer and the driver, such as the helmet, and follows the drivers' commitment to the specified speeds.

`` Our goal is to satisfy the customer and provide a quick service to him, '' he says.``The application informs users of all prices and enables the customer to know the tariff before ordering the service. ''

Regarding safety, the company's director told Al Jazeera Net that "the first thing we thought about before the launch of the project is the safety of customers, and we chose drivers experienced men and women, after they were tested and qualified, and then we chose the best of them."

He denied that the project is a competitor to taxis, and said it is complementary to it, and it is in the interest of the citizen in general.

Welcome to the project
Tunisians favored the idea of ​​the project, and the news received positive interaction on social networking sites, because of their daily suffering with taxi drivers and trains that are haunting them and cause them to arrive late to work or study.

"I was very pleased with this project," said Sanda, a law student.

Journalist Imad Hamdi praised the idea of ​​the project. He told Al Jazeera Net that "the new taxi project will save passengers the trouble of waiting long, and it will contribute to the development of the transport sector in Tunisia, and will add more competitive in terms of quality of services."