Lucky for them they can afford these taxis to get everywhere. I can't and I am happy to walk a while to get to the closest bus stop so I can get to the tube. But I prefer the bus as I can take multiple buses within a hour for the same fee :)

> Lucky for them they can afford these taxis to get everywhere.

They can't afford not to!

> I am happy to walk a while to get to the closest bus stop so I can get to the tube.

You're lucky that you have access to walkable pavements, busses, and a tube. That's a lot of privilege! I'd sure they'd be happy to use those as well! But many people don't have access to those things, and if they want to get anywhere they need to pay taxis.

Sorry, out of curiosity but where are you from? Where you can't walk or cycle 10-20 minutes to a bus stop?

I live in semi-rural Cheshire - we do have pavements and busses (but the busses take hours to get anywhere). We don't have anything as amazing as the tube!

If I want to get somewhere outside my village in less than a couple of hours I'd have to use a taxi or drive.

But if you go to for example some parts of the US, they literally don't even have pavements let alone busses, let alone tubes.

They can't even walk to their local shops in some cases. They're trapped without a car or taxi.

Yes, I also living in rural Holland where the bus only ran once a hour. Took hours to get to the closest train station to take the train so I understand the pain :)

Yes, one of the reasons you mention is why I never accepted a job in the US as I would be stuck!