During the Spring Festival, whether airports and other transportation hubs welcome online car-hailing or say "no" is a hot search.
The reason for this is that on January 29, Shanghai issued a notice banning the operation of online ride-hailing services at Pudong Airport. On February 1, Guangzhou announced that it would encourage online ride-hailing to enter airports and other hubs to take orders.
It is true that each locality should introduce policies in accordance with the law according to the actual situation. However, the bottom line of the introduction of the policy is to act in accordance with the law, protect the rights and interests of the people, and make people understand, rather than full of questions and controversies.
Can a paper restraining order solve the problem?
Why was the ban on online car-hailing issued at Pudong Airport?
The person in charge said that the efficient departure mode of Pudong Airport cruise taxis can ensure the evacuation of passengers arriving in Shanghai as soon as possible and avoid the potential safety hazards caused by the backlog of online car-hailing.
According to ** report, in the 40 days of the Spring Festival this year, it is expected that 7.73 million passengers will enter and leave Shanghai Pudong Airport. Ensuring the safe evacuation of passengers arriving in Shanghai as soon as possible is indeed an issue that must be considered.
However, to control the traffic flow, can we demarcate a fixed pick-up and drop-off point for online car-hailing? This is also a practice that has long been practiced by counterparts at airports and railway stations around the country. If there is a real difficulty, can you explain the problem?
In addition, during the Spring Festival travel period, the sudden ban on online car-hailing to pick up passengers at the airport has been taken into account, have the opinions of passengers been taken into account? Has the corresponding matter been publicized before to let the public know?
Is the basis for the restraining order too vague?
Regarding the prohibition order, many netizens questioned: What is the basis for saying that it is banned?
The person in charge responded that this notice is the content of the 2016 "Several Regulations on the Administration of Online Taxi Reservation Services in Shanghai", which has long been there, and now it is only reiterated.
Not only is the decree of seven or eight years ago now being "reiterated", but the ambiguity in the policy is also puzzling.
The original text of the regulation is that online car-hailing "shall not publish information on hailing vehicles in the area of the cruise car business station of the airport or railway station" and "shall not cruise to solicit passengers, and shall not solicit passengers in the area of the cruise car business station of the airport or railway station".
Is it not allowed to operate online ride-hailing in the exclusive area of traditional taxis, or is it not possible in the entire airport and train station area? If the meaning of the prohibition is understood, is it possible to extend it to the prohibition of online car-hailing at local airports and railway stations in the future?
Transportation is a matter of public interest, and the interpretation of the provisions should not be too vague.
Is it a monopoly operation?
Regarding the "** difference" that the public is particularly worried about, the relevant person in charge responded, "We do not encourage low-price competition in online car-hailing." ”
Some netizens did not buy this statement, but doubted whether it would cause a monopoly problem.
The orderly operation of urban transport needs to be seen in the long run. The line between discouragement and prohibition must be clear.
When it comes to the market and people's livelihood, it is more necessary to be fair and just, rather than sometimes lax and sometimes severe.
In the market, it is precisely because of the healthy competition in services that it is possible to provide consumers with multiple choices and better service experience, not to mention that taxis in many cities have already been integrated into the market through online car-hailing platforms, giving people the right to choose freely.
In this kind of competition, we should be more cautious so as not to cause the suspicion of unfairness.
Written by |Reporter Xiang Ling.
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