DCist reports that Mayor Adrian Fenty is sooooo dreamy, having dropped the taxi fare flag drop to $3, eliminated the ridiculous surcharges, and capped fares in the District at a maximum of $18.90.
Just the other day, I took a taxi from Dupont Circle four blocks or so west before I realized I had forgotten something, at which point I asked him to take me back to where we started. With a straight face he asked me for $16: two trips, one stop, some surcharge each way. I'm ashamed that in the argument that followed, I called him a criminal; but that fare was certainly highway robbery.
Posted by Kriston at January 16, 2008 2:54 PMThe $16.00 fair is still less than $18.90, sounds like you got off cheap.
Posted by: philip at January 16, 2008 5:02 PMOops, clearly I meant "fare", because it certainly wasn't fair.
Posted by: philip at January 16, 2008 5:03 PMStand and deliver!
Posted by: teleRay at January 17, 2008 1:12 PM