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To be fair, before Uber, Taxis were crap everywhere in the US except NYC (edit: I should say, Manhattan), where they were somewhat expensive but a viable altern
by joe_the_user 5y ago
To be fair, before Uber, Taxis were crap everywhere in the US except NYC (edit: I should say, Manhattan), where they were somewhat expensive but a viable alternative to buses and subways (and driving was/is hellish).
- koolba 5y agoCabs in Manhattan sucked if you let them know of your intention to leave Manhattan before you entered the cab. An experienced transiter would know that when the cabbie asks, “where are you going?” the correct answer is to get in the cab and say “I’m doing great. How are you my friend?”. Only then would you inform them of your destination.
- staticassertion 5y agoI mean, just don't take a taxi if you're leaving Manhattan. There's a great subway system for that.
- koolba 5y agoPlane, train, or automobile, at the end of the night whichever would get me home first is the one I would pick. It was never the subway.
- carlivar 5y agoNot sure great is the adjective I would use. Extensive, sure (unless you're going to LaGuardia).
- staticassertion 5y agoI'd call it great, having lived in NYC, Boston, and SF. It's extensive and runs 24/7. That counts for a lot.
- carlivar 5y agoCleanliness and punctuality are also factors for me.
- staticassertion 5y agoSo SF would be dead last, presumably?
- carlivar 5y agoSF annoys me in an engineering sense because they chose a non standard gauge that has needlessly increased the cost of the whole thing. But yeah, carpeted cars is also insane (I see they finally removed that). To be fair NYC system is maybe the best in the U.S. but they are all flawed enough I wouldn't praise any. My personal favorite that I have ridden is Tokyo's.
- staticassertion 5y agoNo question, trains in other countries are on another level.
- tdeck 5y agoIt depended on the cab company in some cities. For example, the airport taxis in St Louis used to suck and refused to take credit card, but I never had a bad experience with County Cab in the same city. That said, I took cabs maybe 5 times a year.
- staticassertion 5y agoIt's funny to think of how expensive taxis felt. I remember when they bumped up the initial charge to 2.50. I'd bet that a given uber ride is 3-4x as expensive, easily, these days.
- wolverine876 5y ago> Taxis were crap everywhere in the US except NYC Not my experience. I used taxis in many cities for many years.