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		rayiner on Sept 16, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile st... It's been the other way for me. Uber/Lyft says a car is two minutes away, but it takes 5-10 between DC traffic and driver confusion. It's refreshing to just hop into the can that's waiting on the corner (cabs in DC are pretty readily available). The only reason I don't use taxis is because I love paying $1-5 to commute across DC in an Uber/Lyft.

sp527 on Sept 17, 2016 [–]

Perfect illustration of what I realized almost 5 years ago having lived in both SF and NYC. SF is an almost uniquely shitty urban taxi market.

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