Is it just me or...

[The_MAC]

They've started driving like taxis as well, I'm guessing at the insistence of the passenger. But noticed more and more in yellow lanes, turning from "straight only" lanes and all that.

That's what happens when driving and profits collide..

 

[Kloofvreter]

It's just you. I've never seen this.

Neither have I.

 

[EliteOp]

This thread sounds like a first world problem compared to the real crap we have.. Lets sort out the most useless drivel and "nuances" aka f-ups: taxi's.. lol

 

[The_MAC]

This thread sounds like a first world problem compared to the real crap we have.. Lets sort out the most useless drivel and "nuances" aka f-ups: taxi's.. lol

If there was attention to taxis as early as the attention to Uber, perhaps the problem would not exist..

 

[b_crazy]

They love to park right in front of our complex gates. Constant hooting to get them out of the way.

I get this a lot as well. When they block exits whilst waiting for their clients, or dropping off.

 

[pinball wizard]

Then I've still never spotted one. Thanks for clarifying, nonetheless.

I'm with chicken man here.

 

[Gordon_R]

I get this a lot as well. When they block exits whilst waiting for their clients, or dropping off.

I'm caretaker in an apartment block. Happens every time. Fortunately don't linger long...

 

[mercurial]

I've had a few white and coloured drivers in CPT, indians in Durban. Only blacks in Joburg as far as I can remember.

That's over 200+ trips.

Yeah, that's what I meant by locals. The other guys are from African countries.

Yeah, you do see this. Some of these drivers seem really challenged by the concept of following a line on a map to a location. I often get picked up outside my office on a straight road nowhere near an intersection with clearly marked street numbers, and despite my location showing 100% correctly on the map, the drivers frequently stop half a block away or around the nearest corner and phone to ask where I am. I mean, how hard can it be?

They often complain about the maps screwing them around.

 

[Kloofvreter]

What I do NOT get is that metered taxi drivers sometimes stop and ask for directions. Quite often they don't have phones capable of running Maps or something. :wtf:

 

[mercurial]

What I do NOT get is that metered taxi drivers sometimes stop and ask for directions. Quite often they don't have phones capable of running Maps or something. :wtf:

They are in the dark ages, where they belong.