Getting a taxi in my college town in 2005 was agony. Make a phone call from a loud bar and shout at some guy who can barely tell what you're saying that you want a taxi and then maybe if you're lucky they show up in an hour and cost 3 times as much as you expected (and that's on a good night!) vs. "press a button, get a ride" (and have a feedback mechanism for horrible drivers or gross cars, etc.).
Uber has issues but honestly it's night and day compared to what taxis were like. And they decrease DUI's.
Uber has issues but honestly it's night and day compared to what taxis were like. And they decrease DUI's.