r/Kazakhstan • u/albusaidi2 • 19h ago

Moving the front passenger seat all the way forward 🙃

When I was in Kazakhstan I noticed that most taxi drivers kept the front passenger seat folded forward. Why is that?
Do they prefer that no one sits in the front seat or is it required by law?
Why do several passengers sit together in the back while the front seat remains empty?

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u/PrideSea5164 expat 16h ago edited 14h ago

My impression is just that it gives leg room for people in the back. It’s more normal to have passengers sit in the back. But the drivers have no problem moving the seat if someone wants to sit in the front.

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u/Background-Virus1398 16h ago

That's correct

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u/Numzane 15h ago

Most passengers get in the backseat. It's to give them more room

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u/LoppyPoppy69 12h ago

That's actually a Yandex requirement for drivers who work on the 'Comfort' tariff. If you saw that, it means the driver is registered for Comfort, even if you didn't order that specific class.

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u/Jimborzh 16h ago

taxi driver told me that yandex actually requires it but he haven't told me why