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I spent the first 20+ years of my life in NYC, taking cabs near-constantly, and I never experienced anything like that. Very, very rarely there'd be a "broken m
by staticassertion 5y ago
I spent the first 20+ years of my life in NYC, taking cabs near-constantly, and I never experienced anything like that. Very, very rarely there'd be a "broken meter".
It's possible things have gotten worse, I haven't lived there in 6 years, and that was basically pre-uber there. But yeah, can't reconcile my (likely thousands of) rides with that.
edit: BTW, with the broken meter (the one time I recall this happening), I just told the guy I knew how much it cost every day - 7 bucks including tip - and that that's what I'd pay. He agreed, he took me where I was going, and I paid. Easy. I know some people will get out of the cab, I kinda remember that once when I was really young and my mother was like 'nah' and we got in another cab.
- tqi 5y agoOne thing to keep in mind is that these experiences are not randomly distributed. If the drivers assessed you as someone who they thought was likely to complain or know the rules, they probably wouldn't attempt to scam you.
- staticassertion 5y agoAgreed, I was a kid for much of that time, and drivers were usually very nice to me, or at least would know that I was local and not some tourist to scam. But still, thousands of rides with virtually no incidents, I think that's gotta count for something.
- Grimm1 5y agoYeah in my particular case I was flying in from Dallas so I believe they thought I was just visiting, unfortunately for them I'm NY/NJ native.