Comments on: Cabbie knows best?

By: dc_publius

dc_publius — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:35:13 +0000

The zone system screwed cabbies a bit, but it was definately very beneficial to the riders. I have no idea why people became convinced that the fare system will be cheaper.

I take cabs pretty often, and I’m seeing more crazy slow routes as a result. I adjust my tips accordingly. I really liked the zone system because it was always in the cabbies best interest to get you somewhere as quickly as possible. It is the opposite now – it’s in their best interest to keep you in their cab as long as possible.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:09:26 +0000

Aw, thanks for the sweet words… I also had an absolutely lovely time and was so glad to get to know you a bit in person! Sorry to hear you had some drama ending the evening.

By: Dolce

Dolce — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:35:10 +0000

I made the mistake one of renting a car when I was in D.C. BIG MISTAKE. I was suppose to drop off my cousin at Dulles for a flight to France and got so lost I thought he was going to miss his flight. Luckily for him when he went to check in the flight wasn’t until the next day.

Oops.

By: amandabtv

amandabtv — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:28:18 +0000

This happened to me all the time in LA. Somehow, after living there 2 months, I knew my way around more than 50% of the cab drivers. Usually when they went the wrong way and rung up the meter, I just called them out on it, and they admitted to being lost and gave me a pretty steep discount. It’s the least they could do for making a 10 minute ride take 35 minutes.

By: IMGoph

IMGoph — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:50:23 +0000

sure, you can say ‘ghetto’, but it comes across with a bit of a racial tinge, just so you know.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:10:35 +0000

Ha ha ha…just a few weeks back, I had a cabbie attempt to convince me I live in the Barracks Row 7-11, and that he was not, in fact, lost. It took me an HOUR to get home from Cleveland Park.

DC is not that confusing. It’s a quadrant system – if I give you the address, cross street and quadrant, the cabbie ought to be able to handle the rest.

By: Rightmyer Rants

Rightmyer Rants — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:45:39 +0000

I can honestly say, I’ve never ridden in a cab! What can I say, they don’t let me out very often!

By: BG

BG — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:53:38 +0000

I HATE HATE HATE DC cab drivers with a passion. They’re not nearly as interesting, polite, or well-versed on the city as NYC cabbies. Of course, all of them are electrical engineers by trade and have PhDs in US Government…

I’ve been thrown out of more cabs than I can count…for what? Trying to get from downtown to Silver Spring; simply because it’s ‘too far to go,” and they couldn’t get any other fares during the 15 minutes that it takes to get back.

I hate DC cabbies.

By: Dana

Dana — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:25:15 +0000

i hate Cab Drivers…. they really stink!!

By: notsojenny

notsojenny — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:50:37 +0000

that’s the nice thing about taking a cab when you’re a tourist… you have no clue when you’re being driven all over BFE instead of just going straight there.