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It's a nice theory, but in my experience taxi drivers are often clueless and/or cheating, and their cars are often run-down. Literally every single time I have
by DenisM 12y ago
It's a nice theory, but in my experience taxi drivers are often clueless and/or cheating, and their cars are often run-down. Literally every single time I have used a taxi in the last couple of years it was at least one of these three problems.
The current regulation regime does not produce safety, fairness or improve quality, but it does stifle competition.
- skosuri 12y agoWell it's one against one. I didn't own a car for the last 12 years. I've had an overall great experience with taxis over many hundreds of taxi rides. So we can compare our usage, but your anecdote is just that.
- DenisM 12y agoMy anecdote is just enough to show it's not a slam-dunk victory for regulated cab regime. The question we should be debating is the relative quality of regulated Taxi vs. Uber-style free market. To make progress we would need to allow Uber to operate for some time, and then look at the accident/crime/satisfaction surveys. Speculating about what regulation can do for us in theory is fruitless, and denying the opportunity for alternatives to be tested out, which is what those cab-lobbies advocate, is dishonest.
- AJ007 12y agoWhat city?
- skosuri 12y agoBoston