It's one thing to make it illegal for cabbies to do that. It's another thing to actually stop them. A "requirement" that taxis service a neighborhood is a sop

It's one thing to make it illegal for cabbies to do that. It's another thing to actually stop them. A "requirement" that taxis service a neighborhood is a sop. Call up and ask for a cab from someplace they don't want to service and they'll say "be there in 30-45 minutes," aka "go away."