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seriously? NYC has one of the best taxi networks prior to uber. Try taking a taxi in the bay area to understand a truly dysfunctional taxi system. I attempted
by jtmcmc 10y ago
seriously? NYC has one of the best taxi networks prior to uber. Try taking a taxi in the bay area to understand a truly dysfunctional taxi system.
I attempted to use a similar system to the one you described in vancouver where there is no ride sharing it basically failed to work at all and I had to resort to the old "call a taxi company and wait indiscriminate amount of minutes." At least their credit card systems worked which as you said is a common issue in taxis here too (I have several times had a mexican standoff with taxi drivers here until their machines magically started working).
- grandalf 10y ago> Try taking a taxi in the bay area to understand a truly dysfunctional taxi system. Absolutely true. And it's worth noting that Gavin Newsom got his start in politics as SF Taxi Commissioner. It's hard to estimate the scale of under-the-table dealings or the amount of money taxi companies skimmed from the system before Uber came in and imposed order. Uber essentially provided oxygen in a market that had been strangled for so long by corrupt public/private deals.
- geofft 10y agoOh yeah, the Bay Area was miserable when I lived there ~5 years ago. Has it truly not gotten better since then?
- abienyc 10y agoDownload ARRO app for NYC Taxi service
- abienyc 10y agoDownload ARROW App for NYC Taxi Service