Aurigas to Get Passenger Door

by Maureen Dietrich

24 Jul 14 

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This is the first major change for this mode of transportation since it changed from being pulled by a mule.

Spurred by the city’s road safety program, “We are Building the Future for a Safe Mazatlán,” the red and white aurigas that carry multiple passengers throughout the city will now be equipped with protective doors for their passengers.

The addition of the safety door has been requested for some time by the Department of Roads and Transport for the state of Sinaloa. Earlier it was announced that the installation of the doors would be completed by the end of this month.

This is the first major change for this mode of transportation, since it changed from being pulled by a mule.

(from El Sol de Mazatlán)

Even Private Transport Raises Prices in Tourist Season

by Maureen Dietrich

21 Jul 14 

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Reporters from the Spanish daily newspaper Noroeste went under cover to find out what local pulmonia, auriga and taxi drivers are charging as the summer tourist season gets into full swing.

When one reporter asked a taxi driver the fare from Olas Altas to the Liverpool Galerías shopping mall in La Marina, the driver first asked if she was visiting then said it was a long way, finally quoting 150 pesos.

Tourists interviewed said they had paid 200 pesos for a taxi ride from an hotel in Cerritos to the shopping mall or to the convention center. And one tourist from Monterrey thought it was a mistake when a driver charged him 80 pesos to go from the bus station to the corner of Cruz Lizárraga and Av. Del Mar, a very short distance. In Monterrey, he said, private transport is much less expensive.

When contacted Director of Roads and Transport, Domingo Ramírez Armenta, stated people should not pay one peso more than the tariff, the minimum of 40 or 50 pesos and the maximum could rise to 80 pesos. (from Noroeste)

Auriga Owners Agree to Install Safety Door

by Maureen Dietrich

10 Jul 14 

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The leader of the Aurigas union of Mazatlán has agreed that between now and July 30 auriga owners will install safety doors in the back passenger seating area of the pick-ups to provide security for their passengers, said the sub-secretary of the State Government, Jesús Antonio Marcial Liparoli.

On June 27 approximately 100 auriga drivers had protested in front of the Sinaloa roads and transport offices in Mazatlán protesting the regulation saying they would not receive financial help to install the doors from their union and were not advised of the change.

 (from Noroeste)