In the case of where I live, taxis are nasty, old, and the drivers will try to get as much from you as possible, like asking for extra because of traffic or just asking for a flat rate and then not running the meter. Ride sharing is much better because I know how much it will cost beforehand, the car will be clean and the driver will be much more polite. I'm surprised that they didn't take over earlier.
My wife and I visited New York City for a week last year to see some friends. We were using Uber and the subway up until we wanted to get somewhere quickly so we just hailed a cab. The ride was fine, but the asshole never turned on the meter so he said, "Uhh, that will be $12." Smallest bill any of us had was a $20 bill, so I hand him one and he says, "Sorry, I don't have any change." I just said fuck it and we got out. Never using a taxi in New York again if I can help it.
Edit: Clarified that we did use the subway as well while in New York.
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CP90PH on March 14th, 2018 at 14:02 UTC »
In the case of where I live, taxis are nasty, old, and the drivers will try to get as much from you as possible, like asking for extra because of traffic or just asking for a flat rate and then not running the meter. Ride sharing is much better because I know how much it will cost beforehand, the car will be clean and the driver will be much more polite. I'm surprised that they didn't take over earlier.
Steelcowinc on March 14th, 2018 at 14:33 UTC »
My wife and I visited New York City for a week last year to see some friends. We were using Uber and the subway up until we wanted to get somewhere quickly so we just hailed a cab. The ride was fine, but the asshole never turned on the meter so he said, "Uhh, that will be $12." Smallest bill any of us had was a $20 bill, so I hand him one and he says, "Sorry, I don't have any change." I just said fuck it and we got out. Never using a taxi in New York again if I can help it.
Edit: Clarified that we did use the subway as well while in New York.
bkrugby78 on March 14th, 2018 at 14:33 UTC »
Getting denied by taxis enough times just to get me across the bridge to Brooklyn is more than enough reason for me to take Uber.
That and few cabbies have any clue where anything is. Apparently they never heard of GPS.