In other words, what they're worried about is getting busted for taking the non-english speaking foreigners on a 17 mile trip to a destination that is actually only 2 miles from the site of pickup.
I agree that this will definitely thwart the taxi drivers who like to take the long route or just modify the meter so it inflates the fare beyond what it should be. However I do also agree that it should give on board navigation to the drivers. Live traffic reports would be a plus too.
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In other words, what they're worried about is getting busted for taking the non-english speaking foreigners on a 17 mile trip to a destination that is actually only 2 miles from the site of pickup.
I agree that this will definitely thwart the taxi drivers who like to take the long route or just modify the meter so it inflates the fare beyond what it should be. However I do also agree that it should give on board navigation to the drivers. Live traffic reports would be a plus too.