>The number of taxis was such that in a busy central business district you had a pretty good chance of catching one (presuming you didn't look too 'scary') but

>The number of taxis was such that in a busy central business district you had a pretty good chance of catching one (presuming you didn't look too 'scary') but pretty much anywhere else you would never see one. I well remember being unable to get a taxi in 45 minutes of waiting at 19th Avenue and Judah in San Francisco's Sunset district, despite calling taxi companies' dispatch offices. Yes, it was Sunday, but it was also 2pm, and anyone who knows the area knows that 19th is a very, very busy street at all times because it is the de facto north-south route between the Golden Gate Bridge and the peninsula, in the absence of a true highway. Now no one ever thinks of not being able to get a rideshare regardless of time or place, as long as the area isn't completely rural.