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Randomly parked taxis compromise traffic safety in Ho Chi Minh City

Randomly parked taxis compromise traffic safety in Ho Chi Minh City

Wednesday, April 15, 2015, 17:26 GMT+7

Numerous taxicabs from dozens of firms are now randomly parked on roads and sidewalks in Ho Chi Minh City, causing worries about traffic safety among residents.

Except a few taxi companies that can afford to rent places for their cabs to park, most of the other firms let their cabbies randomly park their vehicles on roadways and sidewalks, at filling stations, and at other public venues.

On Monday afternoon, nearly 10 cabs were seen by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters being parked in a line on the sidewalk of Nguyen Dong Chi Street, Tan Phu Ward in District 7.

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