An Australian taxi lobby, in an effort to demonstrate why taxis are more awesome than Uber, asked people to tweet their taxi stories. People responded with complaints about surly, incompetent, and crooked taxi drivers.
From Mashable:
Tell your taxi story! #YourTaxis #PeopleOfMelbourne #TaxiYourWay #Melbourne pic.twitter.com/Ewsj3AeYlU
— yourtaxis (@yourtaxis) November 9, 2015
Driver picked us up, asked where we were going then screamed at us to get out because he didn’t want to go there #YourTaxis
— Ellie | 주혜 (@irrellievant) November 9, 2015
@yourtaxis #YourTaxis That time a cab driver pulled an AXE out from under his seat to show me what happens to fare evaders lol
— Phoebe Sheehy (@phoebe_paradise) November 9, 2015
The many times that the driver refused my fare because I wasn’t going far enough #YourTaxis
— Ben Schwarz (@benschwarz) November 9, 2015
With some verging into the potentially criminal
I was sexually assaulted by a cabbie. When I came out about it on twitter, cabbies threatened to bash me for supporting uber. #YourTaxis
— Elizabeth DeLoria (@elizabethdanger) November 9, 2015
Memorised out-loud a taxi number as I put my female friend in a cab. Cab driver took offence and abused us both. Me physically. #YourTaxis
— Leehabee (@LeahZBurgess) November 10, 2015
Not a PR fail @jonkudelka. Wanted to start a convo about @YourTaxis & offer an avenue for you to tell us what you think, which we have done
— yourtaxis (@yourtaxis) November 10, 2015
Sorry to hear that @mariahmrose. That is unacceptable. Always keen to get details in these situations so we can follow up directly.
— yourtaxis (@yourtaxis) November 10, 2015