Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers

Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers by dangle on Saturday October 24, 2015 @11:42PM (#10445895)

Users can enter the destination before being picked up. I've had drivers cancel before arriving, so I usually wait to enter the destination until my seat belt is buckled.

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Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers by cavisne on Sunday October 25, 2015 @12:56AM (#10446028)

Drivers dont see the destination until they pick you up, quite deliberately.

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Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers by bbradley406 on Sunday October 25, 2015 @08:34AM (#10446735)

While this is true, it's pretty easy to infer from gps. If there's a 10 minute ETA and you just went over the proverbial train tracks into the bad side of town, or you're familiar with the surrounding towns, it's not difficult.

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Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers by brobinson on Sunday October 25, 2015 @12:09AM (#10445946)

>Users can enter the destination before being picked up.

Interesting! Is this just to get a fare estimate? I don't think I ever noticed this feature in the app back when I used it.

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Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers by TheAceOfHearts on Sunday October 25, 2015 @09:39PM (#10449224)

It lets you get a fare estimate and it lets you avoid having to spell out the destination address to the driver, so it's easier on both of you.

This is especially true when the address contains difficult or uncommon words like Sycamore or Cheswycke, which I'm pretty sure I'd screw up writing, and I'd guess that others would as well.

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Re:Why I Still Get Shunned by Taxi Drivers by brobinson on Monday October 26, 2015 @04:09AM (#10450059)

Thanks for the explanation. I had never seen/used this feature.

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