Comments on: DC Cabs to Stage Ineffectual, Largely Unnoticed Taxi Cab Strike Wednesday

By: Withers Davis

Withers Davis — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:27:53 +0000

Why are they striking? Because they know that the zone system is a ripoff and they want to keep it. They are trying to keep a good thing going. With the current system, we are basically subsidizing the drivers at the expense of the passengers. There is a reason why DC has twice the cabs, per capita, as NYC – because it pays much better to be a cabby, thanks to the zone system. Cheers to Fenty for standing up to this injustice.

By: Zippy

Zippy — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:53:06 +0000

Yes Katy, I love having to pay 10 bucks to go less than two miles. I live near a zone line, so I’ve taken to having cabs drop me off 3 or 4 blocks away from my home. Sometimes they even pretend not to hear me and insist on driving those extra blocks to double their earnings.

By: Tom Bridge

Tom Bridge — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:17:04 +0000

Congratulations, Katy, you’re an anomaly. We shouldn’t have to be an expert bargainer or a freaking cartographer to get a decent fare in this town.

By: Katy

Katy — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:19:36 +0000

I love the zone system. It works great for me – I know what the rates are and am not shy about telling a driver who doesn’t when he’s wrong.

By: Katy

Katy — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:18:15 +0000

I love the zone system. It works great for me – I know what the rates are and am not shy about telling a driver who doesn’t when he’s wrong.

By: Don

Don — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:22:35 +0000

Well, perhaps they can get about 30% of them to stay home – that’s the quantity decrease in cabs that a California traffic issues prof suggested the area could do with.

By: Sarah Moffett

Sarah Moffett — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:20:58 +0000

"not that you could get one [taxi] to actually stop for you, ever." Amen. Good luck calling them to pick you up too. They barely respond when they are "working," let alone when on strike.