Mumbaikars can now hail bike taxis to travel across city

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Residents of Mumbai will now have an option to use a bike taxi instead of travelling by train, bus or car. People can use the bike taxi service to reach a particular destination faster despite heavy traffic. The transport authorities in Mumbai have given permission for bike taxis to operate; the first such service was launched on Friday.

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Although other cities have such taxi services, the authorities in Mumbai have only recently given permission to launch the service in the maximum city. Rapido, a bike taxi platform, on Friday introduced 2,000 bike taxis in the city.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, the fare of the bike taxis will be Rs 6 per km and, as an introductory offer, there will be a 50 per cent discount on the first ride. Commuters, who want to avail the service will be able to book a bike taxi by downloading the Rapido mobile phone application. Passengers will have to create an account on the mobile application. The facility is available on both android and IOS platforms.

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Aravind Sanka, co-founder of Rapido, said, "The pandemic gave us an opportunity. It left almost 8 million daily commuters in Mumbai looking for an alternate mode of travel. There is a demand for an accessible, affordable, and safe everyday commute option."

A bike-owner can also register on the application and operate the bike taxi. The bike taxi services will also be introduced in other cities across Maharashtra in 2021.

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