Re: [Debconf-team] Question to Cape Town team: transportation to/from the venue

[Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@gwolf.org>]

Hi Bernelle,

> That is correct. People tend to not want to take any form of public
> transport after dark in South Africa. Students usually drive here or share
> private taxis back.

This brings another questions: If walking after dark is dangerous, and
people don't take public transport either after dark, how safe are
taxis? For context: Many people in my country (Mexico) rely on having
the phone number of a known taxi base, as they don't trust grabbing a
random taxi on the street. How is that subject in South Africa?

> We did obtain quotes for 'dinner shuttles' - 14 seater buses to be used ad
> hoc, see
> https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/Bids/Cape_Town/Potential_Venues#Transport_jottings

Right, although that would constrain us to meeting at specific
times. A good help, of course, but still likely to leave people
stranded.