this is why i take the karwa bus instead. the routes and buses are very limited but there's safety in numbers. and i don't get ripped off unlike their taxi colleagues.

i did get the services of a private taxi driver since the weather got warmer in the mornings though. but i normally take unknown private taxis only when i absolutely need to (usually in the morning when i'm almost late for work) and i should know the route to my destination. i never take them at night. better stay home and be a loser if there's no other choice.