SFist: San Francisco Cabs In The News Again

Ciaran

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:29:06 -0800

Is there some requirement that cabs be Crown Victorias? Because I can't think of a worse suited car. Despite its size there's little room inside for passengers, and it's way overpowered and inefficient. Did I hear something about Prius cabs? Or was that in NY? And those London cabs are great for passenger space (get five people in! Wheelchair accessible! Tight turning circle!)

Ciaran

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 11:26:06 -0800

Matt

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:08:44 -0800

What happened to all those cute cabs from England?

000000

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:11:45 -0800

Grow a dick

Jeff Baker

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:36:15 -0800

What ed said, 100 times again. I can cross New York for less than it costs to just get in an SF cab. And there are how many cabs in SF? Seven? You can't take a taxi to 27th and Noriega and expect to get one for the return trip. Hold the rates steady for ten years and increase the number of medallions by a factor of 20, then maybe we can talk about it. By the way, your typical cab is a crown victoria and doesn't get anywhere near 25MPG in the city, especially the way Joe Cabbie lurches from stop light to stop light.

ed

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:03:55 -0800

Ridiculous. SF cab rates are the second highest in the nation (second only to Honolulu). I pay more going from North Beach to the Haight then I do from going from the top of Manhattan to the bottom. And let's do the math here. Let's say your typical cab gets about 25 miles per gallon. At $1.65/gallon, that's 6 cents a mile. At $3.25/gallon, that's 12 cents a mile. A difference of six cents per mile in operating costs, or a little more than a penny per fifth mile. The cabbie and the cab companies gets four pennies out of the five cent raise -- in other words, a small profit well beyond the price is gas.