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alkonaut on Aug 10, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: End of the line for Uber?

> but it devolves to a taxi rate with a taxi wait, just done over an app.

What's a "taxi wait"? Do people routinely wait longer for taxis than for Ubers? is that because of a lack of taxis there?

kelnos on Aug 10, 2021 [–]

Depends on where, I guess. In busy places in Manhattan you'll likely wait under a minute for a taxi (and more for an Uber). In San Francisco you're likely to wait 20-40 minutes for a taxi (that may never come), versus 5-10 minutes for an Uber.

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