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Re:Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of ... by rayiner on Friday September 16, 2016 @07:57PM (#12518275)
It's been the other way for me. Uber/Lyft says a car is two minutes away, but it takes 5-10 between DC traffic and driver confusion. It's refreshing to just hop into the can that's waiting on the corner (cabs in DC are pretty readily available).

The only reason I don't use taxis is because I love paying $1-5 to commute across DC in an Uber/Lyft.

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Re:Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of ... by sp527 on Friday September 16, 2016 @09:48PM (#12518685)
Perfect illustration of what I realized almost 5 years ago having lived in both SF and NYC. SF is an almost uniquely shitty urban taxi market.
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