Taxi drivers Vitebsk still discussing the circumstances of the murder of their colleague and say that it is impossible to freak zastseragchysya no taxis, or in life in general.
"Against a fool or a monster can not do anything" , - said the taxi driver with a 7-year veteran, who asked not to be named. In an interview with the "Dialogue" he admitted that he always has a gas canister on hand - just in case. And when inside the car turned out to be an aggressive client, he said, it was enough.
"With clients face aggression often. Basically, in a drunken state. They just "isolated". You know, I was prevented b dangerous customers races w with v glance. The same can be seen on the face. If I see that if you have b in risk, simply refuse drove b , or to report an e Secretary to . I have been times when everything seems to be fine, everything seems to be smooth and the man "walling" - that's all. Inadequate person can and grab the steering wheel and all that you want, can do it, so sit forward so do not suggest that it's better sitting behind ... " - says the taxi driver.
According to the source, the police taxi driver does not always help:
"I just want you to say that we no one is left unprotected. More so - from fools. For example, the client does not want to pay.So here are some police department, for example May Day, do not respond. We even advise on the radio in such cases: Bring in October, because it somehow respond. I would in a b returned to Per Sha shirt when a woman brought in n b yanym form, which did not want to pay . Draw up a report, and then they sent me a piece of paper that she act v zheniyah supposedly missing an offense. Well it ... " - outraged driver.
According to him, people cheat infrequently and only when drunk. "We do all of the problems of drunk ..." - he says.
We do all of the problems of drunk ...
Maintains daily risk of money did not pay off, and work is now becoming more and more difficult: it is very costly to keep the car, etc. Customers from the beginning of the year decreased markedly. "Money for people ec b in, but now they are distributed differently. The food is given , the taxi rolled " - summed up the taxi driver.
His colleague, Victor gas cartridges not carries with him to the possible danger applies Lermontov "fatalist": "And did not protect themselves from thugs. So with the right case. Has it ever happened to me? No, but at any moment it can happen. If behind a hit - point e nchyk will not help. But n Rutzen our no more risky than others: on building more people die than in a taxi. Or not? "
Victor says he earns about 500 dollars. Works only in the afternoon. Also noticed that viteblyane year were much less likely to order a taxi. And it's not expensive taxi: "I think just impoverished our people this year. Not before taxes ACIA him now - better ne Hotoy walk yes to save. "
It is recognized that after a loud city killing a taxi driver taxi driver tried to get together and discuss corporate issues, but the common denominator has not come. "All this - peralivan b not a sieve ", - said Victor.
Has with them improvised self-defense and the taxi driver Valery. He also believes that "all these container - a means of complacency." "The only effective means to taxi driver - radio. Beat on the radio alarm - and after two or three minutes drive up to the aid of other machines. In general, I trust the passengers. A lot depends on how he himself lead the. You can be rude, but you can humanly explain the situation. Even drunk. No, retreating from the passenger partition, as in France, do not want " , - said the taxi driver.
According to him, 10 years ago, a passenger fell on him to take the money. But he managed - even the police did not call.
It seems that the police especially taxi drivers do not expect.
Recall that the alleged murderer of 20-year-old taxi driver arrested about a week after the final stop of bus number 10 in Vitebsk was discovered the victim's body.