> But there is no need to make taxi drivers out to be evil. Maybe not 'evil', but I'm curious about these amazing experiences people have with cabs (US-centric

> But there is no need to make taxi drivers out to be evil. Maybe not 'evil', but I'm curious about these amazing experiences people have with cabs (US-centric here). In NYC, cab drivers would refuse to drive to areas they deemed undesirable. I'm not even talking someone taking non-Manhattan rides, I would occasionally have cab drivers refuse to take me to Harlem from lower Manhattan. Cabs refusing to pick up non-white passengers is a common thing. Hell, even basic things like trying to get a dispatched cab to pick one up for an airport could be a disaster (during my time in Portland, I think I tried getting a Radio Cab to the airport three times, they never showed up). > Uber and Lyft are better than taxis because of the on demand nature and they are cheaper because of better utilization. Hell, I would pay more for an Uber of Lyft just because of the reliability of the service.