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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by cowsandmilk on Saturday March 08, 2014 @09:21PM (#7367185)
You can still get a cab starting for $2.40/mile. There is a distinct difference between a "vehicle for hire" and a cab.
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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by moonka on Saturday March 08, 2014 @09:54PM (#7367248)
If you can find one. If you aren't on the main drag, good luck. We called twice and waited for cabs which never showed up, and finally called a friend of my sister to pick us up. We would have been much happier taking an uber instead of waking up a friend if we could have.
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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by tlrobinson on Sunday March 09, 2014 @12:24AM (#7367565)
Good luck getting a cab (depending on the time and location; I waited 2.5 hours the other night to get one from the Bitcoin conference, no joke)
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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by SilasX on Saturday March 08, 2014 @09:55PM (#7367251)
Indeed: the power of their lobbyists.
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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by InclinedPlane on Sunday March 09, 2014 @12:33AM (#7367582)
There used to be. Now that everyone carries smartphones that difference isn't relevant.
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Re:Austin Police Department Warns SXSW Attendees Not To Use ... by wdr1 on Sunday March 09, 2014 @01:22AM (#7367691)
That doesn't really explain why there should be a $55 minimum.
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