Bend in the road: What Indian laws say about bike taxis

With the recent crackdown on bike taxis across the state of Karnataka, and their last ditch-effort of ferrying people under the guise of ‘bike parcel’ coming to a halt, commuters and employees are facing the brunt of the bike taxi ban.

These two-wheelers had become part and parcel of a common man’s life as they were readily available and could ‘bypass’ the long-hour traffic jams that a four-wheeler couldn’t.

However, on Sunday, the Karnataka High Court’s order of suspension of all bike taxi operators, including Rapido, Uber and Ola came into effect.