The importance of the issue related to the rationality of the use of route taxis in the city of Volgograd is increasing every year. The division of the city’s inhabitants into two opposite camps does not allow to make a unanimous decision on the future fate of minibuses. It may seem to tourists and guests from other cities that a route taxi is an excellent means of moving to any part of the city for an inexpensive price. Undoubtedly, this is so, but there is a flip side.
As a rule, Gazelle cars are used to transport passengers, on some routes you can find minibuses of foreign brands. There is nothing wrong with the use of domestic technology, it is a matter of technical condition of cars. Most minibuses have long been in disrepair and need to replace details
In addition, insufficient control when receiving drivers on a route often becomes the reason that behind the wheel is a person whose experience and responsibility is not enough to transport passengers. People’s lives are threatened again. The constant pursuit of earnings pushes drivers to violate the rules of the road. Stop in the wrong place has long become familiar. But, at the same time, a route taxi is often the only means of movement that can be reached in a particular part of the city at a small price. The problem with minibuses in the city again pays attention to the problematic road sphere of the city, it is bad with them, but without them it will be even worse. To improve the situation, a complete restructuring of the Volgograd transport system is required.