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This seems like a cartoonish example. I regularly take taxis from the airport in cities and I’ve never had anything close to a problem or bad experience.
by edgyquant 3y ago
This seems like a cartoonish example. I regularly take taxis from the airport in cities and I’ve never had anything close to a problem or bad experience.
- phailhaus 3y agoThe point is that there is absolutely nothing in the taxi system to enforce transparency or accountability. Every time you take a taxi, you are crossing your fingers and hoping that you get a good experience.
- FabHK 3y ago> absolutely nothing in the taxi system to enforce transparency or accountability. Not sure about the jurisdiction GP took the taxi in, but in most places I’ve taken a cab there is a large plaque identifying the cab and driver, including contact data of the regulator to whom you can trivially submit complaints.
- jstarfish 3y agoHa, no way. I had similar experiences in Italy, near-melee and all. Japan is the only place I've ever been with a consistently-sane and above-board taxi experience.
- contingencies 3y agoI had a Japanese taxi driver assault me with his auto-door.
- ymolodtsov 3y agoApplies to all service industries in Japan, I imagine.