A motorcycle with two men straddling it rode down the descent of the overpass

A motorcycle with two riders was dashing down the downhill slope of the overpass. As I watched this nimble scene, I suddenly thought of ride-sharing services in Southeast Asia. In general, motorcycle cabs as well as cars are available in Southeast Asia. However, Uber, which I used during my stay in Mumbai, did not offer such an option. Although there was a choice of car models, they were all four-wheeled vehicles, and there was no choice of motorcycle cabs.

"Does Mumbai not have motorcycle cabs in the first place?” Such a question occurred to me, so I did some research and found that they do, in fact, exist. In India, there is a bike ride-sharing service called Rapido, which is apparently available in Mumbai. For India's middle class, four-wheeled vehicle ride-sharing services like Uber, while convenient, are often perceived as too costly to use on a daily basis. Therefore, there is likely to be market demand for more affordable two-wheeled ridesharing.

The prevalence of motorcycle cabs makes sense given that India is one of the world's largest markets for two-wheeled vehicles. In a country with a population of about 1.3 billion, motorcycles are everywhere, both in the cities and in the countryside. However, I am not sure if the motorcycle in the photo that ran past me was from a rideshare or not. Still, it seems certain that motorcycles are playing an increasingly important role in the transportation infrastructure.

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