Hi Gunnar On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Gunnar Wolf <gw...@gwolf.org> wrote:
> Hi Bernelle, > > > That is correct. People tend to not want to take any form of public > > transport after dark in South Africa. Students usually drive here or > share > > private taxis back. > > This brings another questions: If walking after dark is dangerous, and > people don't take public transport either after dark, how safe are > taxis? For context: Many people in my country (Mexico) rely on having > the phone number of a known taxi base, as they don't trust grabbing a > random taxi on the street. How is that subject in South Africa? > I'm the wrong person to ask about safety as I don't consider it dangerous - any more than in any other place, but yes, safety is a hotly contested issue. For me it is more about poor public transport services - the options we have stop running, so you can get stuck. As far as I am aware of, taxi's are safe across the board. Having an idea how far you want to go and calculating a price that you then discuss with the driver before starting the journey will prevent over-charging (even with the meters). > > > We did obtain quotes for 'dinner shuttles' - 14 seater buses to be used > ad > > hoc, see > > > https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Bids/Cape_Town/Potential_Venues#Transport_jottings > > Right, although that would constrain us to meeting at specific > times. A good help, of course, but still likely to leave people > stranded. > I am wondering if we should also consider trying to get a deal with rental car companies, and doing some sort of 'internal Uber', where the people who really want to, can rent a car as long as they offer trips to others, and then we can provide cash for fuel or something like that. Then supplement with coaches/buses for the trips with larger attendance...
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