Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) introduced the necessary use of lighted indicators on the roofs of taxis to show their availability for passengers, after a choice made by the town’s Transportation Coordination Directorate (UKOME) on Thursday.
The “Proposal for Arrangement of Overhead Lamps Used in Taxi Transport” scheduled for dialogue on the UKOME assembly at present was accepted by a majority of votes. In this context, data comparable to full, empty and reserved can be positioned on the roofs of taxis.
The lights will learn “full” if there are passengers within the car and “empty” if there are not any passengers. If taxi drivers are en route to choose up passengers, the indicators will show “reserved.” Thus, because of the rules, issues skilled in taxis comparable to “selecting passengers or not picking up passengers” can be eradicated.
Eyüp Aksu, president of the Taxi Drivers’ Chamber, said that they voted in favor of the proposal on the assembly and that the follow could be carried out inside three months.
At the UKOME assembly, the agenda of roof indicators for use for communication between the passenger and the taxi driver was aimed to remove inconvenient experience choices. In addition, taxis may have a panic button for driver and passenger security. When the button is pressed, the “S.O.S.” signal will seem on the overhead lamp, which is able to decide a name for assist or a case of emergency.
So if the motive force has obtained a reservation via an app, the taxi driver may have the phrase “RZV” on show. Similarly, a pink gentle would imply the taxi is full or occupied, and inexperienced gentle will point out availability. After this determination, authorities will guarantee all present taxis swap to the system and set up overhead indicators inside three months.
Taxi driver Hasan Kön stated, “I think the application will reap good results. Because even when our vehicle is full, the customer is not able to see inside and they complain. Moreover, the system is not harmful to taxi drivers either.”
