> They were attracted to these services by glamorous stories of cab drivers making 1500-2000$ a month on these apps. Adding more anecdotes about the insanity,

> They were attracted to these services by glamorous stories of cab drivers making 1500-2000$ a month on these apps. Adding more anecdotes about the insanity, papers a few years ago were rife with stories about Engineers quitting their jobs and turning into cab drivers overnight and making more money as a result! All this when OlUber fares were essentially costing the same as an Autorickshaw! It's little wonder that all the magic didn't last; one also wonders how much of this slowing down led to the current lack of demand in the Automotive sector. Most taxis here appear to be Suzuki Swifts, and Maruti-Suzuki has seen a big slow down as of late (but so have VW and other "premium" brands). The result of all this madness is that a large fraction of egregious cars that ply on roads in Bluru are taxis, which as a bicycle commuter, has become a nightmare to me personally due to their collective recklessness. Then again, they have helped tackle the annoyances from the lack of service and "extra" charges of the Auto unions and the insanely crowded public transport systems.