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Depends on the location. NYC taxis are generally pretty good. In DC? No. Especially if you're handicapped, a person of color, or in an area they don't like. Bli
by Overtonwindow 10y ago
Depends on the location. NYC taxis are generally pretty good. In DC? No. Especially if you're handicapped, a person of color, or in an area they don't like. Blind wit a service animal? You are SOL. Taxi's will flat out ignore you. They will drive painfully slow and drive in circles to run up the fare. Back when DC required cabs to take credit cards, the taxis would fight and say the machine is broken, or just not follow the law. These are the issues that pushed me away from taxis. I'd much rather deal with corporate Uber than government Taxi Commission.
- leephillips 10y agoDC cabs used to run on a zone system, rather than meters. Trips within the central zones were incredibly cheap, and there was no incentive to drive slowly or take a circuitous route, because there was no meter to run up. Meters are probably better for the drivers, though. Thanks for explaining.