Letter to editor the times of India about misbehavior of auto rickshaw driver in the city
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Times of India
Parade
Kanpur
Sub: Auto Rickshaw Driver’s inacceptable behaviour
Sir,
This is to draw your attention to the increasing rude and obnoxious attitude of the auto rickshaw drivers towards the common man. Auto rickshaw driver Charan Singh, badge number 342, is an arrogant and cruel driver who also has the audacity to cheat in fares. When threatened to be complained against due to fraudulent practices, he stops the rickshaw and throws the customers out physically manhandling them.
The police refuse to take any action against him. Please, kindly intervene in the matter and help bring him in the eyes of public so that he gets penalized for his misbehavior.
Thanking you
Yours sincerely
Ritu Nigam
Answer:
expressed by Mukul Kesavan in his article, “Delhi’s Lone Rangers” (Aug 23). Autorickshaws are indeed an “affordable, wonderfully ventilated way of getting around” in the capital. Autos are the most accessible mode of transport in Delhi and middle-class commuters can easily afford them. They are safe, fast, comfortable and available even at odd hours, when several other modes of transport like the Metro and buses stop plying the roads. However, autorickshaw drivers often get a raw deal from the government as the fare structure is not reviewed periodically. Consequently, they have resorted to tampering with the meter to make both ends meet. Babus in government offices get regular hikes. A dearness allowance is also paid to them to help them deal with the rising cost of living. Autodrivers have no such luck. They have to cope with the increasing prices of bare necessities as well as that of petrol.
However, in Calcutta, the situation is a little different from that in the capital. Although the autorickshaws are indispensable for the commuters, the drivers are rapidly becoming a menace as they openly violate traffic rules. They run helter-skelter when it suits them and draw constant flak from the passengers as well as from the traffic police. They charge different fares from different people for covering the same distance. The autos here do not ply on a systematic meter system and often run unchecked all over the city. The drivers behave rudely with the passengers and misbehave even with the elderly.
Some time back, an auto driver was accused of assaulting a 65-year-old businessman and his son in the city. Last August, a four-year-old girl sustained multiple fractures when she fell off the auto in which she was riding and the driver dragged her for some