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Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by FloresHernandez on Friday January 10, 2020 @03:35PM (#22015237)
I've visited Colombia several times on several cities and unless you're taking illegal cabs you never feel unsafe. The legal cabs are pretty clearly marked.

Uber could give you an extra layer of safeness as you're basically recording your ride, but that does not mean the cabs are unsafe there. Having said that, if I had to take a taxi to take me to my Uber, I will really feel unsafe.

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Re:Uber to quit Colombia after judge says it doesn’t compete... by Jeff_Brown on Friday January 10, 2020 @05:36PM (#22016373)
How do you distinguish legal cabs? I live here, and locals tell me half of Bogotá's 40,000 taxis have fake taxi licenses. Nobody's ever told me you can tell them apart.

Even the police and politicians here use Uber.

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