I have a lot more personal data points (anecdotes) with taxis than with Uber, so that's not really a fair comparison. But, some of my recent experiences with t

I have a lot more personal data points (anecdotes) with taxis than with Uber, so that's not really a fair comparison. But, some of my recent experiences with taxi have been (both in New York): - Asking at the airport for a Taxi where we could pay with card, since we had no cash. Finding out at the hotel that the driver had it disconnected and refusing to put it on since "it wasn't working". It ended up with him driving me to an ATM to get cash to pay him. - Going from the center to LaGuardia, checking the route on Google Maps it's clear that the driving is taking us for a ride. When confronted he asks us cheekily if we are from around there (no, but we can read a map). Note that both occurrences cannot possibly happen with Uber (since you are given the fee at the start and payment is transparent). It's possible I'll have bad experiences with Uber/Lyft, but no, I wouldn't go back to a world without it, I wish they would be given fair legal status, and made to follow these laws like other services.