Cab drivers and speed limits
Oct 1, 2007 | 7:54 pm
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Cab drivers and speed limits
I fly to PHX on a weekly basis and normally use a rental car.
Today I actually took a cab a Sky Harbor and as we were driving I felt like he was going really fast. I looked at the speedometer and I saw that it stopped at 100, but he was actually going over that. I think he was doing 95-110 (driving a minibus!!).
I took a picture of it with my cell phone and I'm trying to figure out how I should have dealt with this. Speeding doesn't bother me, but this was overkill (at least in the US). Should I have told him something, should I call the company or just leave it alone since he was friendly and got me to my destination?
Today I actually took a cab a Sky Harbor and as we were driving I felt like he was going really fast. I looked at the speedometer and I saw that it stopped at 100, but he was actually going over that. I think he was doing 95-110 (driving a minibus!!).
I took a picture of it with my cell phone and I'm trying to figure out how I should have dealt with this. Speeding doesn't bother me, but this was overkill (at least in the US). Should I have told him something, should I call the company or just leave it alone since he was friendly and got me to my destination?
Oct 2, 2007 | 9:21 am
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I have no problem with speeding under appropriate circumstances (i.e. I'm doing it myself, in a vehicle I know can handle it, in an area where the traffic and road conditions allow) but situation seems downright scary. Even if the cabbie is a F1 driver, that doesn't compensate for other people on the road who may do stupid things.
Here in CT driving over 85mph on a highway can get one locked up for reckless endangerment. I don't know if there are more stringent rules for cabbies but I'd be pissed if I were you. Def. report the driver before he and/or his passengers and/or another driver become statistics.
Here in CT driving over 85mph on a highway can get one locked up for reckless endangerment. I don't know if there are more stringent rules for cabbies but I'd be pissed if I were you. Def. report the driver before he and/or his passengers and/or another driver become statistics.
Oct 2, 2007 | 9:40 am
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I would've said something to the driver if I felt uncomfortable with how they were driving the car, just like I insist they don't chat on their cell phones (hands free or otherwise) while they're operating the car with me inside. If you had confidence in the driver and thought he was handling it well, then is it a problem?
Oct 2, 2007 | 11:00 am
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I'd have handled it one of two ways:
1. If he was going so fast that you were uncomfortable, I'd have told him to slow down.
2. If #1 doesn't work, I'd pay him the exact amount of the fare, but no tip -- and then explain the reason.
1. If he was going so fast that you were uncomfortable, I'd have told him to slow down.
2. If #1 doesn't work, I'd pay him the exact amount of the fare, but no tip -- and then explain the reason.
Oct 2, 2007 | 1:54 pm
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I have a distaste for speeding cabbies. Let's put it this way, your life is in their hands. Do you trust their skill over yours on driving when all they're looking for is to dump you and get the next fare? You're the one that's going to fly through the windshield at the hands of an overzealous driver.
In fact i feel more comfortable with it rather than sitting there waiting for hours to reach our destination.