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In most cities can't you just walk out on the street, stick out your arm and have a taxi at least as quickly as it takes to book and wait for one through the Ub
by stef25 12y ago
In most cities can't you just walk out on the street, stick out your arm and have a taxi at least as quickly as it takes to book and wait for one through the Uber app? I guess it's much more useful when the streets aren't filled with cabs like in the suburbs or at night.
- ehurrell 12y agoI'm in Ireland, and while I don't use Uber (too expensive) I keep telling this story to explain why I use Hailo a lot: Around 3am one Saturday after a family party my parents were worried about getting a taxi, because they had heard lots of horror stories of driver stealing things etc, but were prepared to catch one from the taxi rank across the road. I pulled up Hailo, was able to book (and know the driver's name a face), and have the taxi arrive before they could cross the road (in a suburban town). And since I was paying for it by card they just got in and went home and I didn't have to worry about a thing. These things sold me completely on the system.
- pessimizer 12y agoI live in a pretty central part of Chicago, and have to walk at least 3-4 blocks to get somewhere where hailing a cab within 10 minutes is a reasonable expectation.