In my experience, NYC cabbies (those who drive actual licensed yellow cabs) are virtually always wearing an earpiece chattering away on bluetooth the entire tim

In my experience, NYC cabbies (those who drive actual licensed yellow cabs) are virtually always wearing an earpiece chattering away on bluetooth the entire time, paying no mind to your existence. Uber/Lyft drivers, however, seem to be a mix of those who clearly are just there to drive and want no part of you ala cabbies, and those who will actively engage you in conversation even if you don't initiate it or even show reluctance to engage. My last lyft driver recounted to me, virtually unprompted, several long and amusing anecdotes of his experiences driving strippers to bachelor parties.