Surge Pe Charcha

It was an emergency call to attend, a friend (my friends would always associate me with beautiful girls) had called on me to rush to the house immediately ...

I was running my fingers on the Uber app to hire a cab, but did not get one ...

Disappointed I called up an Uber driver, whom I know ... but he was on an off ...

God save, I had to then use the public transport with an aroma of stink and sticky smell, emanating all around ...

I kept open my conversation with the Uber driver ... I asked what's the reason for supply dropping down? Is it the outcome Karnataka govt's decision to ban surge pricing by taxi service aggregators?

Driver: Aaiyo, illa bidee sir (Arey, dump that argument, sir) ... The reason for you not getting a cab is simple ... I will make you understand ...

I am selling cake for Rs 50, be sure I will always get the cake even if I am a bit late, because the demand is less for it ...

The moment I fix to Rs 5, you will not get the coveted piece of cake, because the demand is high ...

Andre, nodi sir ... you did not get the cab because the demand was high due to flat rates ...

In fact, the surge price makes cab available for the most needy ... It is logic (he meant to say its demand-and-supply dynamics) ....

It also helps me to get some more cash ... I am getting the incentive for my sacrifice ... sacrifice of being with my family at lunch hour for instance ...

Wouldn't you give bakshis if I sacrificed just to make you reach your destination, sir?

Me: Yes ... I have done it many times .. That's human psychology ...

Driver: Eee govt navaru namm hotthhe ge hoditaydarey (This Siddaramaiah govt is battering our stomach) ... yaake (why)... can't they improve public transport system, which will create a parallel market and automatically regulate our bosses (private cab aggregators) ...

What gurantee is that you get a cab when needed the most if surge pricing is banned ... I needn't explain to you again ... have already done ...

Me: Do you really know the algorithms of how the surge multiplier arrives at 5x or 12x?

Driver: Gothillaa sir ...

Me: Nor does anyone knows, except the aggregators ... in this scenario it is better to cap the surge multiplier to a fixed price such as 5x and convey the cap clearly to people ....

Driver: Howdu sir, sometimes I am embarrassed to ask 9 times the base price from the commuter ... I do not know how the surge multiplier works ... capping of surge price will be fine ...

Sir, if you do not want to pay more, this is for other cities now, then you wait for just five minutes ... surge pricing lasts for a very short period ...

Become a savvy cab passenger .... ashte hellake ishta padtini ... sigona sir .... Now you you don't dig into my trade secrets to batter my stomach ...