Amid ongoing violence between metred-taxi operators and Uber drivers, SA transport minister Joe Maswanganyi has instructed that both sets of drivers should have clearly marked vehicles on the roads.<\/p>\n
Maswanganyi was addressing media\u00a0on Thursday evening after\u00a0a 12-hour meeting with representatives of the meter taxi association, and app based services Uber, Taxify and Zebra Cabs, reported Fin24<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The decision to clearly mark Uber vehicles forms part a number of traffic law amendments set to be processed in parliament soon.<\/p>\n Other proposals include demarcated areas for Uber drivers, similar to those currently given to metered taxi operators, as well as a strict new permit system.<\/p>\n \u201cInnovation like e-hailing is not something the world was expecting, but one cannot just wish it away,\u201d said Maswanganyi. \u201cTechnology is ever improving, hence we are amending laws.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis is not an easy meeting, but there is going to be a solution at end of the tunnel, because there is light there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cInnovation was not provided for when the law was drafted and no one could have anticipated it.\u201d<\/p>\nChanging times<\/h3>\n