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> All the devices (meter, GPS, &c) in the cabin of a cab are set up for hands-free operation. I have never been in a cab with a hands-free meter or GPS. Does
by jdminhbg 13y ago
> All the devices (meter, GPS, &c) in the cabin of a cab are set up for hands-free operation.
I have never been in a cab with a hands-free meter or GPS. Does a hands-free taxi meter even exist? They're pretty analog devices with buttons you push to stop or start them.
- rosser 13y ago"Hands free" doesn't mean you must never touch it. I've never seen a cabbie futz around with the meter in transit; it's not part of their normal operation. Uber's app, however, requires poking at your smartphone screen.
- jdminhbg 13y agoUsing a GPS requires poking at your GPS screen -- have you ever been in a cab with a hands-free GPS? Do you think that when a cabbie without a current fare gets radioed with a pickup location, he pulls over to enter the address in his GPS? Ideally, cabbies and Uber drivers make all their necessary communication noodling while stopped, in between fares. In reality, both frequently distract themselves with both the necessary navigational/fare stuff they have to do with phone/GPS/meter and unnecessary calling/texting besides.