Commuters, cabbies clash over AC in taxis

Commuters are turning up the heat on public passenger vehicle operators who they say are refusing to switch on their air-conditioning (AC) as they load their vehicles.

For Spanish Town resident Sharon, the issue is particularly frustrating after she has to walk approximately 10 minutes from work just to catch a taxi.

“By the time me reach home, me so exhausted from the heat. Like, the heat exhaustion is unbearable,” she said. “Is a hard task fi just turn on the AC when you a load the vehicle? When you’re driving, you roll down the window, then breeze blow and you get likkle breeze and cool down your system. If a even that. But you’re not turning it on at all and we in this hot, hot vehicle. Them something deh will kill you.”