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4X4 · 12-27-2008, 04:55 PM

I've broken the rules more than once, and obviously I'm not proud of it. Never gotten a DUI, but I've gotten the 24 hour suspension twice. Uncool, I know.
But I wanna wade into this thread to say that this city NEEDS more taxis. It is complete bullcrap how hard it is to get a cab on any given friday or saturday night.

I've asked a few cabbies their opinions on the city issuing more taxi licenses and the general consensus is that that would take food off their table. So I have alot of sympathy for that. But how about some creative solutions? How about part time licenses that are only allowed to work during peak hours? I know a few people, like my mom or my brother, that would easily forfeit a night on the town to make some extra cash once in awhile.
I don't know why it has to be so black and white. Sure it's easy to say "plan ahead" "don't bring your car if you're going to drink" "assign a designated driver"... Well, sure. That's like saying "wear a condom" "take the pill". Stuff happens in life. Not everything is so easy to plan. Sometimes you just plan on going to a place for a couple of hours and then you meet someone there and you end up breaking rules from both column A and column B.
Sometimes you plan on staying at the tplace you're going but the situation turns on you.

All I'm saying is that all the planning in the world will not completely eliminate drinking and driving. So how about some solutions for after the drinks are consumed? Again, taxi service in this city on any given friday, saturday, holiday, party night is beyond pathetic. Forget about the cost. I'd gladly pay $30, $40, $50 if I could have a taxi within an hour of wanting one. 3, 4, 5 hours is friggin ridiculous. Even if it were a bus I was waiting for, I'd gladly take the bus over driving my truck if I knew it would be around within an hour or so.

12-27-2008, 04:55 PM	#142
4X4 One of the Nine Join Date: Dec 2004 Exp:	I've broken the rules more than once, and obviously I'm not proud of it. Never gotten a DUI, but I've gotten the 24 hour suspension twice. Uncool, I know. But I wanna wade into this thread to say that this city NEEDS more taxis. It is complete bullcrap how hard it is to get a cab on any given friday or saturday night. I've asked a few cabbies their opinions on the city issuing more taxi licenses and the general consensus is that that would take food off their table. So I have alot of sympathy for that. But how about some creative solutions? How about part time licenses that are only allowed to work during peak hours? I know a few people, like my mom or my brother, that would easily forfeit a night on the town to make some extra cash once in awhile. I don't know why it has to be so black and white. Sure it's easy to say "plan ahead" "don't bring your car if you're going to drink" "assign a designated driver"... Well, sure. That's like saying "wear a condom" "take the pill". Stuff happens in life. Not everything is so easy to plan. Sometimes you just plan on going to a place for a couple of hours and then you meet someone there and you end up breaking rules from both column A and column B. Sometimes you plan on staying at the tplace you're going but the situation turns on you. All I'm saying is that all the planning in the world will not completely eliminate drinking and driving. So how about some solutions for after the drinks are consumed? Again, taxi service in this city on any given friday, saturday, holiday, party night is beyond pathetic. Forget about the cost. I'd gladly pay $30, $40, $50 if I could have a taxi within an hour of wanting one. 3, 4, 5 hours is friggin ridiculous. Even if it were a bus I was waiting for, I'd gladly take the bus over driving my truck if I knew it would be around within an hour or so.