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Originally Posted by 4X4
And to what magicallyadept just said, there really are no illegal taxis here. Though I'm starting to wish there were. At least it'd be based on getting impaired people off the road instead of ripping off tourists like in europe.
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I also hate the way they rip off the tourists too, sometimes i put on an accent or get the wife to talk just to see how much they will try and overcharge.
People all over the world drink-drive but i have never seen it as bad as when i was in Calgary. Half the people in the nightclub would decide to drive home and i was shocked to find most of the people said "we do it all the time", now most of these people were the Outriders and rich middle aged men who believe they can get away with everything but i don't think the police were really on top of the drink driving situation. Over here you can get pulled over for anything and the police will breathalyze you if they have reason to believe you are over the legal limit (1.5 units i believe) and they always do. Now the cab situation in london is different and i think thats why not as many people drink-drive. Hardly anyone drives downtown to go 'clubbing' because of congestion charge, no/expensive parking spaces and risk of getting arrested. Most drinkers on a friday night are at their local pub getting hammered but if they live further than walking distance will use one of the 3-10 cab numbers on a sign by the bar. These cab firms have many cars working the night shift and are very reliable. Now if the people that make decisions over there could improve the taxi situation then i really think it would help cut the number of people drink driving.
Did i really type that much! Damn. Apologies for length (and girth).