South African taxis

The taxis in the South Africa are on a totally different level to the ones in Europe or even the famous "yellow cabs" in the USA. If you drive your own vehicle or even use taxis to commute, you know that there is a certain relief once you have arrived safely at your destination.

The reason for this recklessness lies in the fact that most taxis are not owned by their drivers and the owners demand a certain amount from them a week. In order to make a living they have to generate more than the demanded payments.

Their recklessness doesn't make them more aggressive but being a taxi driver comes with a certain attitude and behavior. Being a savage adds to their chauvinistic characteristic and the ability to do what one pleases drives them to insanity!

South African taxis are very well known by our law enforcement officials and broadcasting agencies as they are in constant trouble for instigating riots and hitting woman. Many taxi drivers have lost their lives in a result of being overconfident in their idiocracies.

Even though these are the minibuses of death they still are an iconic image of South Africa and does define us when it comes to public transport. But that image also comes with violence and irrational thinking.

So if there is anything that this country needs more than a stable economy, reduced crime rate, abandoning of corruption, more united society and greater sewage and waste disposal in the townships it's a better public transport system.