Re:Uber isn’t the problem; taxi regulations are
by jedc on Thursday June 26, 2014 @09:58AM
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I got into a black taxi once, and read off the text that my wife had sent telling me where to meet her. She didn't know the name of the restaurant and got the name of the street wrong.
The taxi driver just said, "Do you mean [restaurant name] on [name of correct street]?" And sure enough, he was right.
Re:Uber isn’t the problem; taxi regulations are
by aianus on Thursday June 26, 2014 @09:15AM
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I think the vast majority of people would rather look it up on Google Maps for five minutes and save $5.
Re:Uber isn’t the problem; taxi regulations are
by vertex-four on Thursday June 26, 2014 @09:21AM
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If they can look things up on Google Maps, they can take the tube or the bus or even cycle, reduce congestion, and hopefully save that £2.94.
Compare this to having to mess about on Google Maps for five minutes to figure out where we're going and potentially end up on the wrong side of the city anyway, which has happened to me in other cities. There's definitely something in having your driver have knowledge of the city.