Even after the government outlawed the use of electric bike taxis in the state, there remained a cold war between Bengalurus autorickshaw and bike taxi drivers. In a recent incident, a man was allegedly blackmailed and coerced by a bunch of car drivers to not use a bike taxi.Goon behaviour of auto drivers at Jalahalli metro station, Bengaluru this eveningAs I came out of the metro station, I had booked a bike taxi via @rapidobikeapp. The first ride I got was of an electric bike & when the rider had come to pick me up, the auto drivers started to…— Karnataka Weather (@Bnglrweatherman) March 9, 2024Even after the government outlawed the use of electric bike taxis in the state, there remained a cold war between Bengalurus autorickshaw and bike taxi drivers. In a recent incident, a man was allegedly blackmailed and coerced by a bunch of car drivers to not use a bike taxi.A Bengaluru weatherman, popularly known for frequent weather updates on social media, took to X and shared his ordeal. He wrote, “As I came out of the metro station, I had booked a bike taxi via the Rapido bike app. The first ride I got was on an electric bike, & when the rider came to pick me up, the auto drivers started to abuse him & chased him away. Realizing that the electric bike taxi was banned in the city, I booked another ride via Rapido, & this time I got a Honda bike, which is not electric. When he came to pick me up, the auto drivers again forcefully asked him to cancel the ride & didnt allow me to take the ride.”This is very much regular in Bangalore Recently, my friends and I also experienced this🥲 at first auto guy asked us to cancel cab and said hell ride us at same cost so we after reaching upon our destination he charged double amount of ola cab (600) and he abused all of us.— GMB🌶️🌶️🌶️ (@suprstarmb99) March 10, 2024One of the main demands of Bengalurus auto-rickshaw unions is the outlawing of bike taxis. There have been numerous instances where car drivers have been spotted attacking bike taxi drivers.
