Having used both Uber and Taxi in Seattle and Vegas, I honestly can't see how licensed cabbies are any better. That regulation you speak of doesn't help them to

Having used both Uber and Taxi in Seattle and Vegas, I honestly can't see how licensed cabbies are any better. That regulation you speak of doesn't help them to find the location (one couldn't find Seattle Opera, neither by name nor by address, nor by GPS), nor hear you clearly (took me to the wrong hotel, still charged for the whole trip), nor take the short road (Vegas cabbies always take you the long road from airport to the hotels, despite a poster inside saying they must take the short road). With Uber I can leave a nasty review, which is a quick and easy way to weed out bad drivers. In theory, regulation should make cabbies better, but that just doesn't happen. I dread using cabs - more than half the time I feel like I have to take part in the driving if I want to get anywhere.