[Talk-ug] Taxis, Buses, and Bodas

[Carl Kigundu]

I see no problem.

For a boda boda stage I suggest
amenity=taxi together with motorcycle=yes and motorcar=no

-Carl

On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 8:18 PM, - <JoMiBe at gmx.de> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I have an important question that we should all find a common agreement
> on. The question is: How do we want to map public transport opportunities
> in Uganda?
>
> I know that in Uganda those mini-busses connecting towns are called
> "Taxi". This is, however, slightly confusing since in Western countries a
> taxi is considered a vehicle that you would temporarily hire for private
> use. In Uganda, I have come across he term "special hire". So a what's a
> special hire in UG, is called a taxi in the UK, Germany, and other
> countries.
>
> Mini-Bus taxis rather resemble busses in the West. Busses would usually do
> regular routes with the opportunity for people to jump on and off at any
> stop. This is exactly how mini-bus taxis in UG opperate.
>
> On the other hand, boda-bodas work like taxis in the West. They are
> privately hired for a short time for individual transport.
>
> So my suggestion is this:
>
> Let us map mini-bus station (like the so called "Old Taxi Park" in
> Kampala) as
> public_transport=station
>
> and Boda Stages as
> amenity=taxi
>
> How do you see it?
>
> Blessings from
> Jotam
>
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