I know that here in Toronto there are additional restrictions on what cabbies can and cannot do (they must take the most direct route to your destination, are r

I know that here in Toronto there are additional restrictions on what cabbies can and cannot do (they must take the most direct route to your destination, are restricted from offering unsolicited hotel and restaurant recommendations, &c) [1]. Not that these sorts of protections are universally enforced (nor is this an excuse for many of the absurdities of licensing), but to pretend that licensing is entirely without benefit is being disingenuous. [1] http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/ls/bgrd/backgroundfile-55425.pdf http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/ls/bgrd/backgroundfi...