"Repeal the Tada Ban Law" Blue House National Petition... Over 1,400 Agree

"Listen to the Voices of Ordinary Citizens and Innovators Benefiting from Technological Innovation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] As the National Assembly is about to process the Tada Prohibition Act (Amendment to the Passenger Transport Service Act), voices demanding the withdrawal of the amendment are growing louder.

As of the morning of the 6th, more than 1,400 people agreed to a petition titled "Please withdraw the Tada Prohibition Act" posted on the Blue House's online petition board.

A person identified as Mr. A, who introduced himself as "an ordinary salaried worker in his thirties in the Republic of Korea," appealed through the petition the day before, saying, "Please do not only listen to the voices of the taxi industry, which has seen no improvement or development for over 20 years, but also listen to the voices of ordinary citizens, young venture entrepreneurs, and innovators who benefit from technological innovation."

He criticized, "The quality of taxis has remained unchanged without any progress from 20 years ago to now," adding, "For the past 20 years, after company dinners, we always had to fight a war to catch a taxi that often refused rides, and we had to be tense in bullet taxis that violated traffic laws and drove recklessly."

He also stated, "There were many inconveniences, such as having to be a companion to tired taxi drivers, and women especially had to use taxis with heightened caution due to news of crimes by taxi drivers," and claimed, "The Kakao Taxi service has not solved any of these problems except calling taxis via an app." He continued, "In the midst of this, Tada was like a new world to me," and added, "Just as technological advances like smartphones and Bluetooth have improved our quality of life, I felt good thinking that Tada's innovation would improve the lives of ordinary people."

Furthermore, he pointed out, "I wonder how many lawmakers have used taxis in the past four years, and how many have used Tada," and said, "Since lawmakers have personal drivers and vehicles, I think they do not understand the difference between taxis and Tada well."

Meanwhile, the National Assembly plans to hold a plenary session in the afternoon to process the amendment. Although it was originally scheduled for the previous day, the processing was postponed by one day due to a deadlock caused by the rejection of the Internet Banking Act amendment. The amendment stipulates that when renting a van with 11 to 15 seats, a driver can only be arranged if the rental is for tourism purposes for six hours or more, or if the return location is an airport or port. If the amendment passes the plenary session, the current 11-seat van call service "Tada Basic" will become illegal. If the amendment passes, Tada plans to soon suspend the Tada Basic service.

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