Comments on: A New Denver Cab Company http://www.futuregringo.com/index.php/2009/01/11/anew-denver-cab-company/ Denver | Colorado | Travel | Culture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Rudolph http://www.futuregringo.com/index.php/2009/01/11/anew-denver-cab-company/comment-page-1/#comment-8014 Adam Rudolph Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:02:46 +0000 http://www.futuregringo.com/?p=977#comment-8014 I've driven a cab for 4 years in two different cities, Las Vegas and Nantucket, MA...and I know what it's to have too many cabs on the road. The problem comes when theres too many during slow times and not enough during busy times. Vegas would have different types of "medallions" that tried to combat that problem. They also made it illegal for cabs to refuse a ride because of destination (as long as you had a destination). However, in Vegas, drivers were employees as opposed to independent contractors, so the companies were always pushing for more cabs. And there were too many during my time there. Nantucket was much smaller, but they used a principle that worked alot better. Find a cab driver you like and call them personally. I always went out of my way to pick up regulars, because at least you knew they were going to tip you. That's why I set up my website, http://www.askacabbie.com. Cab drivers and passengers can find each other, FOR FREE - (this isn't spam). If people started treating cabbies the same way they treat other professional services (like professionals), we would be able to get rid of the cabbies that rip you off, or don't know what they are doing, and the # of cabs on the road wouldn't be an issue. Cabbies could compete the same way everybody does in our American capitalist society - may the best cabbie win. I’ve driven a cab for 4 years in two different cities, Las Vegas and Nantucket, MA…and I know what it’s to have too many cabs on the road. The problem comes when theres too many during slow times and not enough during busy times. Vegas would have different types of “medallions” that tried to combat that problem. They also made it illegal for cabs to refuse a ride because of destination (as long as you had a destination). However, in Vegas, drivers were employees as opposed to independent contractors, so the companies were always pushing for more cabs. And there were too many during my time there.

Nantucket was much smaller, but they used a principle that worked alot better. Find a cab driver you like and call them personally. I always went out of my way to pick up regulars, because at least you knew they were going to tip you. That’s why I set up my website, http://www.askacabbie.com. Cab drivers and passengers can find each other, FOR FREE – (this isn’t spam). If people started treating cabbies the same way they treat other professional services (like professionals), we would be able to get rid of the cabbies that rip you off, or don’t know what they are doing, and the # of cabs on the road wouldn’t be an issue. Cabbies could compete the same way everybody does in our American capitalist society – may the best cabbie win.

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