TAXI TRANSPORT SYSTEM

TAXIS

Taxi is a form of transportation system use by most Ghanaians. Taxi is probably the best way to travel in the city. They are abundant in the cities and towns and come in different types, some are metered and registered (thus easy to trace) others are not. The registered ones have fixed prices, but with the others, prices have to be negotiated. The distinctive Ghana taxis with yellow painted mudguards are in plenty and run a shared and hire service. The passenger [shared] service picks and drops passengers along a particular route and the hired service [charter/dropping], which any taxis would usually oblige, picks only one passenger and takes them directly to their destination. You must however determine what you pay before embarking on your journey. Different rates apply for different trips. Taxis are usually boarded at a taxi rank with mostly a sign on top of the car stating the area where the taxi will take. It can also be boarded at the road side. They are usually shared by 4 passengers. Taxis are very expensive to travel by as compare to TROTRO.

The problems  associated with this transportation system is the rude nature of some drivers and sometimes some drivers are so selfish that they take more passengers than normal number and this makes passengers uncomfortable and also sometimes the pressure from the weight of the passengers can cause accident.