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One good way to make sure the fare matches the distance would be to install some sort of device that measures mileage. The driver could start the device when t
by rdiddly 10y ago
One good way to make sure the fare matches the distance would be to install some sort of device that measures mileage. The driver could start the device when the ride starts and turn it off when it's over. It could even calculate and display the fare for both parties!
Of course that kind of transparency wouldn't be possible unless all the vehicles had the device. So you'd probably need a licensing system for them. Which in turn could be overseen by a commission made up of industry reps and local government officials to ensure fairness and local control.
Wild ideas man, wild ideas.
- Dylan16807 10y agoHa ha ha. Half the problem is that drivers are being paid based on exactly such a device. And your second paragraph is just a series of non-sequiturs. You're stretching too hard to make the cute analogy. Measuring doesn't imply that all vehicles need it. Nor does that in turn imply the need for a licensing system.
- rdiddly 10y agoI was making leaps because everyone sees it coming and it's boring. No need to make it longer. I don't think analogy is the word you're looking for.
- Dylan16807 10y agoI couldn't think of a better one in less than a minute. Do you have word suggestion? It's pretty close to an analogy, as a hypothetical mirror from one part of reality onto another.
- rdiddly 10y agoHmm no, now that you mention it. The technique probably has a name, but if it does, I don't know it. That's going to bother me now. Basically just describing existing commonplace conditions (the taxi industry) as if it were some crazy new idea, for ironic effect.