Transport Minister, Anthony Loke said the Transport Ministry was also discussing with e-hailing companies to introduce the concept of ‘ride sharing’ to allow their drivers to pick up more than one passenger.
A concept that till today has been seen with differing opinions, ride-sharing can significantly reduce fares as it can be split between passengers. The service will first have to be adopted by the service providers who would then argue their collection could be reduced, but in the bigger context, the application will reduce the burden on users when it comes to fares and also make more sense ecologically.
The Minister said this during the collaboration session between Prasarana Malaysia Berhad and a transportation company, Kumpool, which is conducting a pilot van-hailing service project between residential homes and public transport stations. Once initiated, people can use the service provided at a reasonable fare of RM1 for each use.
