Completely agree. Unless I'm in the Cash Cab and they are paying ME to ride, I would love GPS in taxis to know the shortest route and additional info. Obviously this practice of misleading passangers to get a quick buck is prevalent enough that all cabbies would STRIKE? Seriously, there must be a taxi mafia.
The fees are structured such that the cab drivers have *far* more to gain by getting a lot of small fares than by one large one. In short, they want to get you in and out of their cab as quickly as possible, they have no financial incentive to take you on the scenic route.
True, the short route may not be the fastest but as someone who travels for work I've found it's imperative to figure out routes on your own. Cabbies will screw you over if they know you're from out of town. It's that simple.
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Cabbies also fear passengers will be able to see that the driver is taking them on a profit-padding drive.
Completely agree. Unless I'm in the Cash Cab and they are paying ME to ride, I would love GPS in taxis to know the shortest route and additional info. Obviously this practice of misleading passangers to get a quick buck is prevalent enough that all cabbies would STRIKE? Seriously, there must be a taxi mafia.
The shortest way isn't always the fastest in the city.
The fees are structured such that the cab drivers have *far* more to gain by getting a lot of small fares than by one large one. In short, they want to get you in and out of their cab as quickly as possible, they have no financial incentive to take you on the scenic route.
@craig
True, the short route may not be the fastest but as someone who travels for work I've found it's imperative to figure out routes on your own. Cabbies will screw you over if they know you're from out of town. It's that simple.
I do believe this is the real truth.