Mototaxi – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:30:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Mototaxi – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Venezuela’s Iconic Motorbike Taxis are Running out of Gas https://onvenezuela.com/venezuelas-iconic-motorbike-taxis-are-running-out-of-gas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelas-iconic-motorbike-taxis-are-running-out-of-gas Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:30:30 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=5385

Like many, Dublas left his minimum wage job to become a mototaxi driver back in 2014, when hyperinflation began to soar, ravaging Venezuela’s economy. His motorcycle was relatively affordable, and the job allows drivers to make their own hours and earnings. But the combination of the lockdown and gas shortages has the likes of Dublas fighting for survival. Many told VICE News that gas scarcity was being exploited by local mafias and corrupt government officials. By Lexi Parra. Full Text-> VICE

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