Deregulate Calgary's taxi industry, report suggests

[Muta]

Nothing wrong with more cabs. How anyone can be against that I'll never know.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by T@T

Or hire more drivers to replace the ones sitting in the casino's all day and all night. I swear 30% of the citys cabs are parked there at any given time.

Don't forget the ones sitting at the airport.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by Dion

Don't forget the ones sitting at the airport.

At least there waiting to work. Seriously, next time you drive by a casino check out the parking lot.

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by Dion

Don't forget the ones sitting at the airport.

Do they actually make money sitting at the airport for 1 hour just to pickup a ride? Seems every time i drive by there, there is atleast 100 cabbies waiting around.

[HOOT]

Originally Posted by Dan02

Do they actually make money sitting at the airport for 1 hour just to pickup a ride? Seems every time i drive by there, there is atleast 100 cabbies waiting around.

No, they all just do it for fun

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by HOOT

No, they all just do it for fun

dunno, seems like a social gathering for some of them.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Dan02

Do they actually make money sitting at the airport for 1 hour just to pickup a ride? Seems every time i drive by there, there is atleast 100 cabbies waiting around.

They make zilch nada squat nothing zero....... They wait in hopes of getting the big fare.

[Flames_Gimp]

out of the 100 new wheelchair accessible cabs, only about 15 actually pick up wheelchair customers. for the other 75 its just a scam these guys used to get a subsidized vehicle.

I was they would deregulate it, the taxi commission doesn't do F-all anyways.

[browna]

Originally Posted by Dan02

dunno, seems like a social gathering for some of them.

Yeah, it does...those guys all over town like to congregate.
When we used to live downtown, they'd also line up 4 or 5 cabs at a time at the Macs at 8st and 15 Ave, and the Macs at 12 Ave and 11st.

Even downtown on 2nd St and 8th Ave I've had to go the 3rd taxi because the first two guys in line are busy babbling away as I stood there for 20 seconds.

[Cowboy89]

Originally Posted by Muta

Nothing wrong with more cabs. How anyone can be against that I'll never know.

I agree, all this kirfuffle trying to limit the number of cabs down is only for the benefit of the licence holders and hurts everyone else. It's bad public policy.

Despite what the "it's either back or white crowd" says more transportation options will equal less congested roads, safer roads with fewer drunks, and better utility for all citizens.

Sober and plowed are two ends of a large specturm, I don't think anyone who would drive completely fata'd would care if there were more cabs or not and I would agree with them that more cabs wouldn't take them off the road. However, I bet there are plenty of people who after a few drinks who most likely are between .08 and .12, might decide to risk it on a cold night after trying to call a cab or another ride. More cabs would take a lot of these people off the road and provide better safety.