When you can’t take a bus to get where you need to go, a rickshaw is the next best option. In Lahore, rickshaws run for 200 rupees, compared to 500 rupees for taxis. “That is why rickshaws are the go-to transport for the people of Lahore and all of Pakistan, except Islamabad, where there are only taxis”. But the city of Lahore caps rickshaw registrations at 100k, and the vehicles are restricted from many residential areas. “Almost all of the drivers complained that each district should provide them their local rickshaw stands where they can park their rickshaw and wait for the rides, instead of being told to hide behind market areas or outside of residential societies”. A typical driver wastes half his day just waiting for fares to come to him. Travly cuts out the idle time, and in the future, Khan hopes to streamline the process even further with special vehicle tags that would allow rickshaws to pass through security in residential areas.

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