> a licensed cab cannot refuse to take you to your destination! They "cannot" but they have done it to me many times in several cities. I also once had a cabbi

> a licensed cab cannot refuse to take you to your destination! They "cannot" but they have done it to me many times in several cities. I also once had a cabbie try to strongarm me into giving a ridiculously huge tip (~100%) "because I won't be able to get a fare all the way back." Not to defend Uber here, but it's not like the cab regulation totally fixes this.