New Delhi: After protests over the horrific rape of a young woman by an Uber driver, cab providers are finally waking up to the need to ensure better safety for women. Traditional cab service providers are also planning to make regular calls to women passengers travelling alone at night to check on their safety.
Companies like Maruti Suzuki which run driver training institutes are also stressing on the need for psychometric tests for drivers to detect anti-social behaviour. Though driving training has been made available for drivers, not much has been done to know whether the person is psychologically fit.
In a psychometric test, a driver is giving is given 50 situations that he faces everyday with four options to answer every situation. After the test, a result is generated which categorises the driver as 'not at risk', or 'at border line' or 'at risk'.
"What kind of counselling needs to be given is if based on the catergory that the driver falls in," General Managaer Maruti Suzuki Mahesh Rajoria said.
Meanwhile, Radio Taxi association says the incident has badly affected their business. The Delhi government's decision to ban cab aggregators like Ola and Taxi For Sure has also left many drivers bemoaning job losses.
"Why are all drivers suffering because of the mistake of one? Banning cabs isn't the solution, how will we sustain our family," a driver said.
Though the government and cab service providers are now promising to tighten measures to provide better security to women like better verification and sensitisation of drivers, the big question remains is that whether these measures are enough.
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