1. Kaan Yıldızgöz Head of UITP Training
Taxis as part of the public transport chain: WORLDWIDE BENCHMARKING of TRANSPORTATION
Kaan Yıldızgöz
Head of UITP Training

2. UITP 1300 member companies 92 countries Operators Authorities
Policy decision-makers
Research institutes
Supply and service industry
92 countries
UITP

3. Increase in World Population ( Doubled) Rapid Urbanization ( / %3 to %50) In 2025: 60% of world’s population will live in urban areas Car Ownership / Daily Trips 50% increase in daily trips in urban areas by 2025

4. Car Bike Walking Use Access Collective Train Metro Tramway Bus Ferry
Chartered services
Car-pooling
Individual
Taxi Car-sharing Public bikes
Car Bike Walking
Use
Shared Transport
Public
Access
Private

5. TAXIS AND URBAN MOBILITY
Taxis have a specific role to play in a fully integrated PT system.
It is important that taxis are seen to complement and reinforce public transport services rather than compete with them.
Allows reduced car-ownership

6. UITP TAXI PLATFORM Taxi Platform Meetings Taxi Conferences
Taxi Study Tours
Training Programmes
Annual Benchmarking Report
Research Projects

7. TAXI BENCHMARKING STUDY
Number of Taxi in each relevant city.
Taxi Operators in each city.
Duration of contract/license.
Actual driving Distance and paid distance.
Number of trips in different cities.
Number of passengers per day in each relevant city.
Vehicles brands /specification / Age of cabs.
Taxi vehicles with alternative fuel .
Dispatch jobs statistics(calls received, number of jobs catered, and the average time to reach the customer) in each city.
Key performance indicator applied by authority.
Number of Drivers , nationalities , and Taxi permit terms and conditions.
Availability of credit cards.
Scale of fare implemented in each city.
Based on 2013 January Data
New Report Available in Early 2015

8. Taxis Cabs & Population
Number of People (in City) per Taxi
No. of People per Taxi
Source: UITP Taxi Benchrmaking Study-2013
Cities

9. Car Distance - Cities Average Distance per taxi cab per day in KM
Authorities
Avg Distance
Paid Distance %
%of Double shift cars of total fleet
Ras Al Khaima - RAKTA
380
48%
Sharjah- STC
311
50%
Abu Dhabi- Trans Ad
350
10%
Dubai- RTA
630
56%
100%
Izmir- Union of Izmir
250
35%
Singapore
444
65%
53%
Doha- Mowasalat
285
45%
40%
Sao Paulo
220
24%
Tehran
80%
Mashhad
211
22%
Source: UITP Taxi Benchrmaking Study-2013

10. Dispatch/Call Center – Cities Number of Dispatch Jobs Per Day
City
Calls Received
Jobs catered
% of jobs catered
Time To Reach
Sharjah- STC
550
467
85%
10-15 min
Abu Dhabi- Trans AD
4969
3624
73%
6 min
Dubai- RTA
30000
17000
56%
12 min
Singapore
127357
91017
71%
5 min
Doha
2472
1746
45 min
Kuala Lumpur
10,000
Source: UITP Taxi Benchrmaking Study-2013

11. Taxi Tariff Scale of Taxi Cab Fare
Particulars \ Cities
DUBAI
DOHA
ABU DHABI
SHRJAH
IZMIR
MUMBAI
TEHRAN
SINGAPORE
Mashhad
Almaty
Kuala Lumpur
Helsinki
Day Time
AED QR
TRY
INR
USD
SGD
IRR
Tenge MR
Euro
Flag Fall 3 -
2.5
3-3.9 *
2500
200
5.9
Minimum Charges 10 27
Charge for 1 KM
1.71
1.4
1.6
1.62
2.25 20
0.41
0.55 **
500 70
0.87
1.83
Extra for Booking thru Call Center 5
50/25
0.34
2.3
15000 2 9
Free Waiting Time (minutes)
Waiting charge increment rate
0.50/min
0.53/min
0.30/min
2/min
0.21/min
0.29/min **
10800 /hr
17.14/hr
43.3/hr
Night Time
3.5 4
0.055
M. fare+ 25%/ 50%
1.8
1.69 25
0.55
700
1.305
Free Waiting Time (minutes)
8/15 min
0.29/min
10800/hr
Events and Special Location Charges
2 – 5
Charge for 1 KM (USD) Day Tariff
0.462
0.385
0.432
0.435
1.276
0.380
0.41
0.44
0.200
0.456
0.269
2.47
Charge for 1 KM (USD) Night Tariff
0.495
0.475
0.28
0.403
* Normal taxis only, premium taxis attracts different rates
** 22 cents per 400m up to first 10km, 22 cents/45 seconds for normal taxis
Source: UITP Taxi Benchrmaking Study-2013

12. Key Areas of Development
Technology
Modal Integration
Safety & Security
Accessibility
Environmental Sustainability
Design

13. Policy & Institutional Integration Technology & Ticketing & Fare
MODAL INTEGRATION
Policy & Institutional Integration
Technology & Ticketing & Fare
Physical Integration

14. UITP

15. Kaan Yıldızgöz kaan.yildizgoz@uitp.org Twitter.com/kaanyildizgoz
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Kaan Yıldızgöz
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