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For the majority who haven't tried to use taxis in California, what's the informative version of this comment?

michaelmrose 6y ago
Taxis everywhere are expensive due to constricted supply and are often unreliable. Man I could tell some stories about that.
- extra88 6y ago
  Rideshares have their own cost and reliability problems for riders. No one is saying taxi services are fine as-is, in addition to rideshare ride being artificially cheap thanks to VC money subsidizing costs, they did offer real user experience improvements. But the rideshare services have also shirked a lot of duties and created new externalized costs for others to bear.
renewiltord 6y ago
> They will drive to your location, pick you up, and take you anywhere you want to go. The corrected version of this is "they will drive to your location some time within the next 24 hours, pick you up if you want to go to the places they want to go, and maybe accept payment in credit card". Go on. Ask a brown person who lives by Lake Merced what it's like to try to get a taxi there from downtown. Also, to be clear, I don't have a problem with this. I think you should have a right to transport whomsoever you desire if you can reach a consensual agreement. But I don't think it's consensual if you ban the alternative.
acchow 6y ago
If you live too out of the way, the taxi you called might never come.
jedberg 6y ago
> what's the informative version of this comment Called out! But you're right, I should have been more specific. I think it was covered well below: They are never around and have a low chance of coming if you call one, even if they say they are on the way.
- extra88 6y ago
  Taxis sound way less reliable in the SF area than my experience with them in the Boston area.
  - jedberg 6y ago
    I've only been to Boston a few times pre-Uber, but I agree. I've had great cab experiences in Boston and Chicago, and Manhattan (although in Manhattan they often pulled the "I can't take cards right now" crap).
codefreakxff 6y ago
Probably the most informative source https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/Draft%20ManagingTaxi%20Supply%2045%20WEBversion04042043.pdf https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/Draft%20ManagingTa...

Taxis everywhere are expensive due to constricted supply and are often unreliable. Man I could tell some stories about that.

extra88 6y ago
Rideshares have their own cost and reliability problems for riders. No one is saying taxi services are fine as-is, in addition to rideshare ride being artificially cheap thanks to VC money subsidizing costs, they did offer real user experience improvements. But the rideshare services have also shirked a lot of duties and created new externalized costs for others to bear.

renewiltord 6y ago

> They will drive to your location, pick you up, and take you anywhere you want to go. The corrected version of this is "they will drive to your location some time within the next 24 hours, pick you up if you want to go to the places they want to go, and maybe accept payment in credit card". Go on. Ask a brown person who lives by Lake Merced what it's like to try to get a taxi there from downtown. Also, to be clear, I don't have a problem with this. I think you should have a right to transport whomsoever you desire if you can reach a consensual agreement. But I don't think it's consensual if you ban the alternative.

acchow 6y ago

If you live too out of the way, the taxi you called might never come.

jedberg 6y ago

> what's the informative version of this comment Called out! But you're right, I should have been more specific. I think it was covered well below: They are never around and have a low chance of coming if you call one, even if they say they are on the way.

extra88 6y ago
Taxis sound way less reliable in the SF area than my experience with them in the Boston area.
- jedberg 6y ago
  I've only been to Boston a few times pre-Uber, but I agree. I've had great cab experiences in Boston and Chicago, and Manhattan (although in Manhattan they often pulled the "I can't take cards right now" crap).

codefreakxff 6y ago

Probably the most informative source https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/Draft%20ManagingTaxi%20Supply%2045%20WEBversion04042043.pdf https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/Draft%20ManagingTa...