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How would one know that there's an uber car to wave down? Or does the uber driver see someone trying to pick up a taxi and stop?
by comrade1 11y ago
How would one know that there's an uber car to wave down? Or does the uber driver see someone trying to pick up a taxi and stop?
- eyeinthepyramid 11y agoTaxis in New York (including Ubers) are required to have a special license plate. Also taxis looking for passengers illegally will honk at people who look like they might need a ride.
- viola11 11y agoBut isn't ũbers thing is that they are not taxis? Supposedly this has great benefits for Uber and nebulous consequences for their drivers.
- CPLX 11y agoThere are two main kinds of for-hire cars on NYC streets. Taxis, which are marked with stuff all over them, and "car service" cars which look like any other car, but have license plates that start with the letter T and end with the letter C. This conversation is about the latter kind, cars that don't look like taxis. (yes I am aware that there is now option three with the green cabs but it's not really relevant to this discussion)
- garethsprice 11y agoYou're standing on the corner trying to hail a cab and a black car (or random sedan) will pull up, wind down the window and ask if you need a taxi. It's usually off-meter so the rate is negotiated/paid in cash. If you sound foreign (as I do), the rate is usually pretty high unless you argue it down. It's risky, tiring and makes you thankful for industry regulations that make licensed taxis a fair and predictable commodity service.
- cbhl 11y agoNot sure about in NY, but in SF, Uber cars tend to have a small (maybe 3"x3"?) but visible sign in a corner of the front windshield. Similarly, Lyft cars tend to be have a little glowing mustache and/or a similarly sized sign in the front.