Why Delhi's pink autos are a failure

December 12, 2014 13:07

The recent case of rape by a Uber taxi driver and the horrific December 16, 2012 gangrape of a paramedical student by six men in a moving bus in Delhi have seen women vociferously demand a better and safe public transport system.

Gurgaon Traffic Police in January 2013 had relaunched pink autos to ensure a safe transport system for women.

But the project has been a failure even though it was relaunched twice in the last two years as Gurgaon has a large number of single women working in IT and related industries.

Pink autos were first introduced in 2010 after several women were assaulted by taxi drivers and in public transport but the move failed to garner a good response.

The second time, these autos were equipped with special features like a panic button, a GPS system and launched after the Delhi gangrape, but they still failed to function.

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