The elderly needs to use taxis

An elderly man called me. He said that elderly people need to use taxis to go to hospital. When he visited the hospital, he found that many elderly people from poor families took taxis to attend medical appointments at the hospital. They were too old or sick to use bus or train, or it might have been too far for them to walk. The increase in taxi fares and surcharges have hit the pockets of these elderly people significantly. This was a point that was overlooked by younger people.