Traffic in Bogotá collapsed due to taxi drivers strike

Delays and traffic jams have been the protagonists of the day in the capital that ended around 4:00 in the afternoon. Bogotans complain about the protests.

The taxi drivers’ strike took over the streets of Bogotá. The yellow vehicles left from five points in the city, with a massive call that has generated traffic jams and delays in the mobility of the capital. Through social networks, Bogota citizens complain about the union strike. As had already been warned, the taxi drivers went on strike today, however, what was not known with certainty was the extent that this could have, until now, Hundreds of yellow vehicles have taken the main roads of the capital: 23rd Street, 13th Street, Av. Américas, Av. Ciudad de Cali, the roads near the Palacio de los Deportes and the NQS. The unemployment of the taxi drivers has not gone down very well for the residents of the capital who say that, because of the protest, they have been delayed to get to their jobs and have spent several hours in the traffic jams caused by the taxi drivers. In addition, on Twitter they criticize that the lack of customers for the service is due to the “lousy”. “They are scared because the platforms provide a quality service, they come to demand, they also have families, obligations, support the platforms. If we do not choose them, it is because of their terrible taxi drivers service, “said Carolina López, a user of the social network. On the other hand, the taxi drivers from Soacha reached an agreement with the Government of Cundinamarca in the morning. The government promised to set up work tables with the municipality’s union and that was how almost 300 taxi drivers backed out and decided not to protest.The union’s demonstration is not only presented in the capital, but in Pereira, Cali, Bucaramanga and Other regions have also seen protests.