Dego Ride begins in 2020, wants more women riders

Dego Ride begins in 2020, wants more women riders

After reversal of a government ban and announcement of a pilot programme, motorcycle ride share service Dego Ride has commenced operations in the Klang Valley. With 700 approved riders, Dego Ride currently covers Putrajaya to Shah Alam with 4,000 rider applications undergoing vetting, reports The Star.

The ride share service, alongside rival Gojek, were banned from Malaysian roads with authorities citing the high risk of accidents and death amongst motorcyclists. However, it was announced in November 2019 that both services would be allowed to operate under a six month long trial project beginning January 2020.

Dego Ride is priced at RM3 for the first three kilometre ride and RM1 every kilometre after that, with users hailing a rider using the Dego Ride app. During the launch of the Dego Ride service and app, Nabil Feisal Bamadhaj, founder and chief executive officer of Dego Ride, said the service is also looking to increase its roster of female riders.

Under its terms of usage, Dego Ride rider and passenger are matched according to gender. “We call on more women rider to join us, as there has been high demand from female passengers for their last mile connections,” said Nabil.

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Mohan K Ramanujam

Coming with diverse and extensive experience in heavy engineering, Mohan enjoys making anything with wheels go fast, especially motorcycles. His weapon of choice is the Desmoquattro engine, and he has a penchant for anything with a dash of Italian design. Strangely enough, he insists he's a slow rider.

 

Comments

  • Chicken feed for failing to create proper jobs.

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  • AutoFrenz (the original) on Jan 02, 2020 at 1:27 pm

    We are going backward…no wonder vision 2020 has been extended to 2030…funny new government

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    • vivizurianti on Jan 02, 2020 at 6:20 pm

      if vision 2030 still not being realised, we can always set 2040, or 2050, etc.

      Afterall, ApaMalu Bossku, right?

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  • I will ride when got pretty women riders. If got big boom-booms for me to hold so I don’t fall, even better.

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  • JohanZ on Jan 02, 2020 at 8:49 pm

    This is BS, you cant match based on gender unless you are taking gender details at signup and validating this. The app does not do this at sign up. The app does not not even function properly. Looks more like a publicity stunt. I hope the government will regulate this tightly.

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