The Federal District is having trouble maintaining control of its own public transport system.
Despite strict guidelines and regulations, unregistered or 'pirate' taxis abound in the District's frontiers, according to El Universal.
Other illegal services, such as bicycle taxis, motorcycle taxis, and even golf cart taxis have found niches in distant areas of the District.
The Secretary of Roads and Transport, or Setravi, has struggled to regulate the taxi system with some success.
For example, taxis that are more than 10 years old are regularly replaced.
Setravi has also managed to standardize taxi fares throughout the District. However, there are problems there, too. Taxi drivers have to deal with rising fuel costs, reducing the effectiveness of 10 percent fares increases every four months.
Some wonder whether Setravi is capable of dealing with the pirate taxis and other problems facing the District's 13,000 taxis.
"The passengers complain about poor service, and the taxi drivers complain about Setravi," Eloisa Alvarado said in a comment left on the article by El Universal.
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