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Why don't uber/cabs charge by euclidian distance of start/end points?
by xkcd-sucks 11y ago
Why don't uber/cabs charge by euclidian distance of start/end points?
- dalke 11y agoBecause cars aren't crows? By car, Google Maps says "Poplar, Blackwall & District Rowing Club" to "Greenwich Pier" ( https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Poplar,+Blackwall+%26+District+Rowing+Club,+Ferry+Street,+London,+United+Kingdom/Greenwich+Pier,+King+William+Walk+SE10+9JH,+United+Kingdom/@51.4968254,-0.0478704,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x48760290eb16256b:0xd93e94416fd46959!2m2!1d-0.0100958!2d51.4865541!1m5!1m1!1s0x4876029acd1c251f:0x1029033010a9b76b!2m2!1d-0.009689!2d51.483581!3e0 https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Poplar,+Blackwall+%26+Distri... ) takes 6.9 miles and 22 minutes. Using the Greenwich Foot Tunnel under the Thames, it takes 7 minutes to walk the 0.3 miles.