Turns out that one of the biggest complaints members of the Taxi cab commission hear is that there isn't enough cabs?. Really? So the obvious answer is adding new cabs, as well as fixes to the system to make it easier for people to get cabs, like central dispatchers and more cab stands. We know, crazy. And since we've been beating up on Gavin lately, we thought we'd say something positive in that a lot of the stuff that's being discussed is stuff he brought up in his State of the City address last year. Too bad he's in Davos and won't be able to read us saying something nice about him that doesn't involve his tie selection.
Now Taxicab Commission President Paul Gillespie isn't quite sure that's what's needed to be done. As he said, there aren't enough cabs when there's a high demand for them and too many when there's not which, if true, is kind of dumb ass if you think about it. We mean, how hard would it be to put more cabs out on the street when there's more demand and have less when there's less demand? Hello, McFly.
Of course, this is probably not going to over well with cab drivers and cab companies. They've always been of the mind that less cabs means more money for the drivers who are out there because it's less competition. We do know, however, from our one quarter's worth of econ classes that competition is good and the basis of our economic system. We also understand that if you're going to charge exorbitant fees just to get into a damn cab, you might as well make sure that cab service is good.
A hearing will be held on February 13th to discuss.