Re: Rapido launches Bike Taxi services in Mumbai To start with this is illegal, atleast in Bangalore. You cannot use a white board two wheeler as a commercial carrier.
Let's not forget, just before lockdown in March, traffic police had seized over 20 bikes of rapido captains and it was in the news too. Also if you notice these days the pizza guys don't have that fixed luggage box on their bikes, instead they use the big bag with huge straps. This again is due to the traffic police seizing bikes.
I know someone who worked for rapido as a rider and here is the gist from a Rider's Perspective:
1. You are referred to as a RAPIDO CAPTAIN
2. All money earned in your wallet can be moved to your bank account post deduction of the app margin.
3. You have to accept the next booking within 30 secs of the ring on the app
4. A RAPIDO rider gets ₹8/km as a earning
5. You are paid only for the trip (when passenger is travelling with you)
6. The empty trips to reach a customer or to reach the next customer is not paid for.
7. He barely made any money in the first 60 days and gave up.
On a average a rider rides 3 kms to reach a customer and most customers don't travel over 3-4kms to their Destination.
Only people who are over cautious about their money/ have limited time and no luggage/ traffic packed routes, non rainy, non peak afternoon times prefer rapido.
Rapido does no personal interview of riders, they are all Aadhaar otp verified people. Their DL, Vehicle documents are uploaded into the app, but no real security for women travellers.
There is absolutely no checking, no security deposit, no physical paper or signature collected from the rider. So there is no guarantee on what type of history a RAPIDO rider may have.
A criminal/eve teaser/pick-pocket/ any anti social element can become a rider and rapido won't know a thing about him.
I will happily stay away from this company.
Note: I have nothing against this company personally. I just hate when companies don't invest time and technology when serving customers. Leaving customer exposed to a million risks.
Last edited by Aditya : 31st October 2020 at 19:46.
Reason: Typo
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