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[File Image]: Roadblock in the Western Cape.
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry says taxis transport about 80% of commuters daily.
The Chamber’s CEO John Lawson says they are closing the gap that the state has left in its provision of public transport.
He was speaking at the launch South African National Taxi Council’s (Santaco) festive season road safety campaign in Cape Town.
Lawson says, “The public sector has not created the means for people to get from A to B. The industry has responded where the state has failed and it didn’t cost the state anything. So, it’s a private sector solution that gets people from A to B safely. The problem we have is a couple of drivers drive badly and it’s so visible, and it’s in our faces and then there’s this incredibly stupid mistake people make and generalise and say all the taxis are like this.”
VIDEO | Western Cape Santaco launches festive season road safety campaign:
