Many businesses suffered from a lack of customers and employees yesterday, Wednesday 29 January, as a large-scale strike by all the public transport unions was close to 100% effective in Santiago and the suburbs. At the same time, other drivers were able to drive safely, calmly and quickly around the city, on streets and avenues reminiscent of Good Friday during Easter Week. The strikers proved the point that they are, indeed, the major cause of the reigning chaos in traffic. There were some violent incidents as the protestors struck out to impose their will on transportation from other cities, such as Puerto Plata, and their threats of setting fire to anything moving kept even those who wanted to work from going out on the streets. The transport union leaders said that the strike was in protest at the continual fuel price increases and the lack of safety for drivers, and a call to repair the many potholes in the streets of Santiago. The unions also called for modifications to the Hydrocarbon Law that allows weekly changes in gas prices and for transparency in the Bonogas system through which the government provides incentives to maintain passenger fares at current levels.