Is the behavior of Rikshaw / Taxi walas same all over the world.
Charging excess amounts and taking longest possible routes, when dealing someone who they consider new in their area.
Karachi ke rikshaw wale are too much… One has to go through lot of bargaining to reach reasonable fare. Thanks to chung chi rikshaws in many areas, the situation has changed a little.
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Allah ching chi tu waqey hi bohut achi huti hai 
Or rikshaw waley tu saraa rent hum hi se mang letey hain 
Rikshaw wale se larna perta hai
Or bus waley tu andha dun loog bhar rahey hutey hain..main ek dafa bus main char rahi thi tu main ney us se bola or kitney loog bharo gey 
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aap kahan ke rikshaw walon ki baat kar rahi hai? Saudia main to nahin hote rikshaw?
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Are Chung chi rickshaws like metered taxis? Did a google Images search but it is showing all kinds of things.
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With love from india…
Auto driver charged Rs 5,800 for a ride, held - Indian Express
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Are Chung chi rickshaws like metered taxis? Did a google Images search but it is showing all kinds of things.
its ching chi i think....
its tri wheeler but based on motorcycle unlike auto rickshaws which are developed from scooter...
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No Qigchi / chingchi rikshawas are 6 seater rikshaw, where driver sits on a motor cycle attched to rikshaw.
They are giving tough time to taxi / cab drivers in city. They just charge Rs 10 for short distance (like from Ayesha Manzil to NIPA), where a normal rikshaw wala charges Rs 80-100 after demanding Rs 150.
****KARACHI: Here is one thing that Jabbar Shah and his fellow taxi drivers in Karachi have come to abhor during the last year or so: a Qingqi rickshaw, bursting to the seams with eight people, zooming past him.
If you are a student, chances are that you will prefer a minibus, coach, or a Qingqi rickshaw over a 1970s black-and-yellow coloured Datsun or Toyota Corolla taxi.
It has been almost 19 years since the city got its last burst of new taxis under then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Yellow Cab scheme. According to Hafizul Haq Hasanzai, president of the Karachi Rickshaw, Taxi and Yellow Cab Owners Association (KRTYCOA), around 26,000 1970s Datsun taxis and 14,000 yellow cabs operate in the city, thus bringing the total count to 40,000. “There used to be more than 70,000 taxies and yellow cabs in Karachi. But some of them were sold for scrap, while others were torched whenever violence broke out. Most of the yellow cabs were taken to other cities,” says Hasanzai.
The city’s current stock of taxis comprises Suzuki and Hyundai vehicles, in addition to the old Datsuns and Corollas.
In comparison, according to a policy paper issued by the United Kingdom’s Office of Fair Trading in 2002, there were 19,200 taxis in London by 1998. Meanwhile, the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission regulates around 50,000 vehicles, including the traditional Yellow Cabs, as well as, other for-hire vehicles.
Hasanzai admits that one of the principle reasons for the decline in the number of taxis in Karachi is the growing number of CNG rickshaws and Qingqis, which can not only accommodate more people but are also economical. For example, a cab ride from Gulistan-e-Jauhar to Korangi can cost the passenger around Rs350. A CNG rickshaw driver is expected to charge around Rs200 for the same distance.
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Jabbar Shah, 50, says that he has been in the public transport sector for the last 30 years. At one time, he remembers with relish, he would make as much as Rs1,200 a day by carrying passengers in his 1993 Hyundai yellow cab. “Now I make Rs500 on a good day. People prefer CNG rickshaws because they are affordable.” He also laments that the popularity of rickshaws, as well as the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi, has spooked investors from bringing new taxis on the city’s roads.
Hasanzai says that another reason for the low number of taxis in the city is that their cost has gone up exponentially over the last couple of decades. A Datsun vehicle was available for Rs22,000 in 1976, claims Hasanzai. However, the company later stopped making the cars, leading transporters to import reconditioned vehicles until 1983.
“Then [Nawaz Sharif’s] scheme came around and people got cars on easy installments. But the cost of new vehicles has now crossed Rs1 million which is beyond the reach of many people,” says Hasanzai. The government’s refusal to compensate owners and drivers whose vehicles are torched by mobs also does not help.
Affordable for transporters and passengers alike
The price of a 4-stroke CNG rickshaw, says Hasanzai, hovers between Rs170,000 to 190,000. More than 70,000 of these are currently operating on Karachi’s roads, and more passengers prefer them over taxis because they charge less.
“Then the government threw Qingqi rickshaws into the fray, which destroyed the entire public transport system,” says Sahabzada Nisar Ahmed, general secretary of KRTYCOA. They are supposed to operate on service roads only, but they can be found on main roads all over the city, alleges Ahmed.
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Almost 20,000 Qingqis in Karachi operate in areas like Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Nazimabad, Sohrab Goth, Landhi, Liaquatabad and New Town. Their fare ranges between Rs10 and Rs20, causing severe losses to minibus and coach operators in these areas. Ahmed blames the government for not taking public transport seriously.
Sindh Transport Deputy Secretary Ali Nawaz Panhwar, however, claims that the government is encouraging private companies to invest in public transport and to bring new vehicles on the metropolis’ streets. “The Karachi Public Transport Society helps private cab service providers and protects them from unnecessary interrogation by traffic police officials,” says Panhwar. Perhaps to rub salt on Jabbar Shah’s wounds, Panhwar added the government distributed 1,300 CNG rickshaws in the province.
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aray jab main pak main thi tab ka bata rahi hun 
main bhi rikshaw waley se 
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Whats the cost of ching chi?
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:eek: If converted in Pakistani rupee, one can buy air ticket from Karachi to Lahore
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Idhar bhi nagpur-mumbai ka flight ticket ata hai…
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Whats the cost of ching chi?
I think its around PKR 100,000-150,000
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sone pe suhaga usne aap ko Baji ya Khala kaha hoga 
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:hehe:
Wow. 10 to 20 Rs for a short-distance ride seems like a good deal. And considering how crowded the buses can be, it is probably a good alternative to riding on the bus.
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Bus ker dein muwaqeee bhai hakuna bhai ki yad dila di sab baji baji kehtey rehtey hain 
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yes and buses normally don’t go into streets, so people living in streets away from main road also benefit from it.
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Yes. This reminds me of a little joke as well.
A man came to his house panting and out of breath.
Man: Begum begum, I saved 50 rupees today!
Wife: How come?
Man: Main bus kay pechay pechay bhagta gaya aur 50 rupay bacha laya.
Wife: Yeh bhi koi baat hui. Agar taxi kay peechay bhag jatay to dherso rupay bach jatay. 
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How are the taxi walas in west? I think they won't be wandering as they got fare based on meter. In Pakistan, there is no practice of meter in rikshaws and taxis.
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How are the taxi walas in west? I think they won't be wandering as they got fare based on meter. In Pakistan, there is no practice of meter in rikshaws and taxis.
Yes meters are a must! Not everyone knows the going rate or likes to haggle. In the West, cab drivers certainly seem more honest. Although in larger cities, I think even metered taxis can be quite expensive so it is best to take the bus or subway/train if available.
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Hahaha, usually the auto drivers (in bangalore) at least, never used the meters. My Dadi used to hit them on the head with her purse as part of the "rate negotiation".
Looking back on it, I think we never got overcharged by auto drivers hahaha.
