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Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving by cafard on Thursday April 06, 2017 @08:57AM (#14050055)
A ten to fifteen minute walk is less than a mile, unless heavy drinking somehow speeds one up. Where does that distance cost $20 in a cab? The NYC taxi & limousine website shows one mile in Manhattan as costing about $6.30--$5 for the fare, .80 for MTA and improvement surcharges, .50 for night surcharge.

Edit: My mistake, misread the text.

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Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving by Nav_Panel on Thursday April 06, 2017 @09:41AM (#14050376)
NYC actually has far cheaper cabs than most US cities (who don't have Uber) because the market is extremely different. High demand and high supply 24/7 as opposed to surges. The pricing is also more tightly regulated iirc (haven't looked into the specifics).

When I took the train up to Albany, I wanted a cab to a coffee shop across the bridge. It was a half hour walk vs a 7min car ride. The cab was flat rate into the city so it would have cost $20+ just to take me across the bridge. This would've been a sub-$10 ride in NYC. I walked it, despite the rain.

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Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving by narrowrail on Thursday April 06, 2017 @01:28PM (#14052630)
I just saw a stat yesterday that NYC taxi medallions reached their lowest value with a total of 13.6k medallions in existence; compare with 50k Uber/Lyft drivers.
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Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving by dx034 on Thursday April 06, 2017 @08:59AM (#14050066)
It's probably not just the cost but finding a cab at all. You have to call them and will likely go home when everyone leaves. Without surge pricing, there's no fluctuation in supply so that you don't get a cab.

That's my experience at least. It's also cheaper in the end but with an uber you know pretty well when you'll be in the car.

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Re:Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving by eloff on Thursday April 06, 2017 @09:05AM (#14050107)
It was a 10-15 min drive, or one hour walking. Which sounds about right (maybe a little less than $20.)
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