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As much as I would be displeased if my fare were manipulated, I can only blame Uber and Lyft for this. They created an incentive for drivers to act as a unit, a
by giaour 7y ago
As much as I would be displeased if my fare were manipulated, I can only blame Uber and Lyft for this. They created an incentive for drivers to act as a unit, and groups of drivers are figuring it out. Really makes you long for the transparent, posted pricing of municipal taxis
- mikeash 7y agoThe taxis are still available if you’d rather use them.
- klausjensen 7y ago>> Really makes you long for the transparent, posted pricing of municipal taxis ...Absolutely not. I live in Malta, where Uber does not exist, but similar services do + local regulated taxis. It is extremely clear who gets a rating and who does not give a f### about reputation and repeat business. The only ones who use the real taxis here are tourists. I don't know anybody local (expat or native), who would use the "real" taxi company.
- la_barba 7y agoTaxi's are not allowed to price gouge, they also cannot refuse you service, etc, etc. I don't see that as a bad thing.
- colejohnson66 7y agoDepends on the state. Also, the GP mentioned Malta, which isn’t the US.
- la_barba 7y agoThey mentioned Malta but they were responding to a comment that was made in a general context. There are benefits to having a regulated taxi system. Saying that unless those benefits are realized at every single place on earth, they don't mean much.
- icebraining 7y agoUber/Lyft prices are totally transparent: they show you the fixed price before the ride. Meanwhile, municipal taxis may not have been able to charge more per minute and/or unit of distance, but they could control how many of those units the ride took.
- umeshunni 7y ago> Really makes you long for the transparent, posted pricing of municipal taxis Did I miss a sarcasm tag?