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Its hard to even consider taking a taxi at this point. I was in Chicago last weekend and considered taking a taxi from the airport into the city. Taxi wanted ~$
by agotterer 9y ago
Its hard to even consider taking a taxi at this point. I was in Chicago last weekend and considered taking a taxi from the airport into the city. Taxi wanted ~$60 and Uber wanted ~$25. The same thing happened in SF a few months back. The driver wanted $90 to goto Palo Alto and I took an Uber pool for $23.
Granted I don't believe for a second that's the actual rate and I'm confident the driver was trying to take advantage of me. But with ride sharing I don't need to haggle over price and I know the algorithms are ripping me off less than the taxi driver.
- spydum 9y agoIt's worse than just pricing.. I've had several taxis "pretend" their meter stopped working, to try to scam a cash ride.
- pavel_lishin 9y agoIs that a problem for you, assuming that the price of the ride didn't change? I don't particularly want to enable crime, but if a driver wants to rip off the owner of the medallion bolted to the car he's driving, that's not particularly my problem, any more so than the Taco Bell employee slipping my cash into his pocket instead of the till.
- agotterer 9y agoIt is a problem if you the passenger don't know if you are being ripped off and are paying a reasonable fare.
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- monksy 9y agoFlatrate rides from ORD to the loop are supposed to be $25. However, you may have to share it with someone... But you'll probably never be able to get that fare. (Look at the chart in the cab)
- DrScump 9y ago"Wanted"? Aren't taxi fares set specifically by regulators in both places?
- quickben 9y agoUnless the price spikes and one ends like that guy in Edmonton owing over $1100.