Which city has the worst autorickshaw drivers?

sirensongs · Mar 16th, 2006, 18:12

Suggestion for fun new poll!

Chennai
Jaipur
Delhi
Bangalore
Add your "favorite" here!

SHIMLA · Mar 16th, 2006, 19:09

Worst in what sense ? In driving, behaviour, fleecing, etc. ?

iwanttogoback · Mar 17th, 2006, 12:35

Quote:

Which city has the worst autorickshaw drivers?

what is fun about constantly concentrating on the worst aspects of india?

jyotirmoy · Mar 17th, 2006, 12:35

Delhi might score very high on all the counts.

nirola · Mar 17th, 2006, 12:38

ofcourse

delhi , and then followed by
jammu, for not having the worst auto rickshaws, but for having the worst mini buses (Tata 407 & Matadors)

gautam · Mar 17th, 2006, 13:19

Before shifting to bangalore i was living in delhi for around 2yrs & trust me bangalore has got worst autorickshaw drivers.

sudheer poppa · Mar 17th, 2006, 14:03

I thought Chennai walks away with the prize and some drivers in interior Kerala used to be gems till they got spoiled by western tourists

Vibhu Jindal · Mar 17th, 2006, 14:39

my order of worst auto wallah drivers is as follows:

1. Chennai.......they drive and behave as if they all are Rajnikant of Auto wallah movie (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. ..........will never forgive Rajni kant for playing that role)............not only they drive bad but are worst at fleecing.

2. Delhi.........purely for their aggressive and cheating tactics.....

3. Bangalore.........not very aggresive .....neither do they try to cheat as much as the auto wallahs of Chennai or Delhi but score very high on bad driving index and their Nakhras ( tantrums ) ( like "i wont go there" or " i wont go here) are too much...........try finding any auto wallah after 10 pm who agrees in first go to take u where u want to go.

4. Pune auto drivers operating in outskirts of the city. they grossly over charge you if u need to come from subarbs like (chinchwad, Pimpri, Hinjewadi) to main city.........

RedSwordfish · Mar 17th, 2006, 15:33

Berhampur!!!

lonelyaztec · Mar 17th, 2006, 16:04

Chennai's auto drivers are the Worst.

They never put the meter on, even if they have one. They have a fixed price which is usually 3 times the meter rate, if it were working in good condition.

Their attitude is also really bad. They are thugs and are close to the police.

Aparajith · Mar 17th, 2006, 16:32

Chennai auto wallahs win. I'm from Chennai and not very comfortable taking autos. They cheat

, fleece

, drive badly and behave badly

Bangalore just won't come to a place where you want to go. Fleeceing is minimal (atleast they haven't asked over and above their tampered meters

)

bijapuri · Mar 17th, 2006, 16:44

hoping against hope that the newer digital metres will curb fare cheating . . . .

cyberhippie · Mar 17th, 2006, 16:48

Well if Goa is anything to go by don't hold your breath Bij. The new law was passed and introduced on the first of February. To date there isn't any visible change, perhaps the local coppers have a new way of making a few bob but thats it!!

When the the new law was in the planning stages there was a broad discussion over the rights and wrongs!!

The taxi unions of Goa official respoonse was and I quote "why are taxi drivers being stopped from fleecing the tourist, whilst Hotels and Restaurants are still allowed to??"

Not too much fair thinking there I feel

bijapuri · Mar 17th, 2006, 16:54

ya well . . . point well taken, actually. I got used to paying a few chips over meter in BLR, much to the disgust of my desi colleagues. I just couldn't be bothered with it, ya know? I still get momentarily mad when some banchod asks 5X the going rate, tho (delhi is the worst offender) However, it's just all part of the game for me at this point, and i don't let it bother me. I just go to the next rik, they go to the next sucker

theyyamdancer · Mar 17th, 2006, 18:35

Chennai ... they don't take you where you want to go and they argue all the way about how much.

Mar 16th, 2006, 18:12	#1
sirensongs Eeny meeny mango Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: All India Permit (somewhere between Delhi & Dharamsala) Posts: 1,213	Which city has the worst autorickshaw drivers? Suggestion for fun new poll! Chennai Jaipur Delhi Bangalore Add your "favorite" here! __________________ *"Why do people go to India to find themselves? India is where you go to lose* yourself."** Feringhee: The India Diaries

Mar 16th, 2006, 19:09	#2
SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,126	Worst in what sense ? In driving, behaviour, fleecing, etc. ? __________________ Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop !

Mar 17th, 2006, 12:38	#5
nirola Tinga Tinga Ting Tinga Tinga Ting Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere near to Himalayas & 5 rivers Posts: 214	ofcourse delhi , and then followed by jammu, for not having the worst auto rickshaws, but for having the worst mini buses (Tata 407 & Matadors) __________________ "Love is God" "One Way Love *NO Love*"

Mar 17th, 2006, 13:19	#6
gautam Super Mode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chandigarh - Blore NON-STOP Posts: 767	Before shifting to bangalore i was living in delhi for around 2yrs & trust me bangalore has got worst autorickshaw drivers. __________________ "Your thoughts could be your prison" My pics on flickr Kerela backwaters - by beach

Mar 17th, 2006, 14:03	#7
sudheer poppa Senior brick in the wall Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pole Posts: 1,475	I thought Chennai walks away with the prize and some drivers in interior Kerala used to be gems till they got spoiled by western tourists __________________ We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools - MLK Pic Page 1 Pic Page 2 When my life changed over a week

Mar 17th, 2006, 12:35	#4
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 5,222	Delhi might score very high on all the counts.

Mar 17th, 2006, 14:39	#8
Vibhu Jindal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 423	my order of worst auto wallah drivers is as follows: 1. Chennai.......they drive and behave as if they all are Rajnikant of Auto wallah movie (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. ..........will never forgive Rajni kant for playing that role)............not only they drive bad but are worst at fleecing. 2. Delhi.........purely for their aggressive and cheating tactics..... 3. Bangalore.........not very aggresive .....neither do they try to cheat as much as the auto wallahs of Chennai or Delhi but score very high on bad driving index and their Nakhras ( tantrums ) ( like "i wont go there" or " i wont go here) are too much...........try finding any auto wallah after 10 pm who agrees in first go to take u where u want to go. 4. Pune auto drivers operating in outskirts of the city. they grossly over charge you if u need to come from subarbs like (chinchwad, Pimpri, Hinjewadi) to main city.........

Mar 17th, 2006, 15:33	#9
RedSwordfish Mango-Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 94	Berhampur!!!

Mar 17th, 2006, 16:04	#10
lonelyaztec Maha Guru Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,498	Chennai's auto drivers are the Worst. They never put the meter on, even if they have one. They have a fixed price which is usually 3 times the meter rate, if it were working in good condition. Their attitude is also really bad. They are thugs and are close to the police. __________________ Aztec My photoblog

Mar 17th, 2006, 16:32	#11
Aparajith Wandering inside myself Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 79	Chennai wins Chennai auto wallahs win. I'm from Chennai and not very comfortable taking autos. They cheat , fleece , drive badly and behave badly Bangalore just won't come to a place where you want to go. Fleeceing is minimal (atleast they haven't asked over and above their tampered meters )

Mar 17th, 2006, 16:44	#12
bijapuri Lord of Kalinjar Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: the real surf city Posts: 2,646	hoping against hope that the newer digital metres will curb fare cheating . . . . __________________ lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

Mar 17th, 2006, 16:48	#13
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,009	Well if Goa is anything to go by don't hold your breath Bij. The new law was passed and introduced on the first of February. To date there isn't any visible change, perhaps the local coppers have a new way of making a few bob but thats it!! When the the new law was in the planning stages there was a broad discussion over the rights and wrongs!! The taxi unions of Goa official respoonse was and I quote "why are taxi drivers being stopped from fleecing the tourist, whilst Hotels and Restaurants are still allowed to??" Not too much fair thinking there I feel

Mar 17th, 2006, 16:54	#14
bijapuri Lord of Kalinjar Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: the real surf city Posts: 2,646	ya well . . . point well taken, actually. I got used to paying a few chips over meter in BLR, much to the disgust of my desi colleagues. I just couldn't be bothered with it, ya know? I still get momentarily mad when some banchod asks 5X the going rate, tho (delhi is the worst offender) However, it's just all part of the game for me at this point, and i don't let it bother me. I just go to the next rik, they go to the next sucker

Mar 17th, 2006, 18:35	#15
theyyamdancer lost in Mechuka member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Crete Posts: 4,422	Chennai ... they don't take you where you want to go and they argue all the way about how much.

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