DC Cab Rider

Got back from vacation to a few days of work before I got layed off. I haven't been much in the mood to post with all that's going ...

The beaches of North Carolina call and I am going to answer that call. Hope everyone has had a good summer so far. Will be back in cabs when...

Lots of good comments on this topic, interesting to read. As someone noted in the other comments, the rate is an inside DC maximum rate, so ...

I was chatting with a driver last week about DC's $19 maximum fare rate which was set when the switch came from zones to meters. I asked...

I am stupid - because I didn't write down the driver's cab number (was one of those with great black card with the person's name...

Ok, it's not a cab-riding story, but had to share. Was at Union Station a couple of days ago and saw this older guy walking with other t...

Regular readers know one thing that really annoys me is drivers who hit on me when I'm in their cab. Please guys - I just want a ride! Y...

According to my last poll - summer vacations are going to be spent at home, with family or friends - or the winner -- at the ocean. Either l...

For the first few weeks after meters I noticed drivers asked almost every single time which route to go. A question I'd get once and a w...

Taking a cab home, driver needed to cut the run short for an emergency. I said sure, no problem, will get 2nd cab. So for my good deed, I g...

I haven't had a blog entry for a while dedicated to the various rants and raves of readers. So have fun. Let's hear from you.

So here we are weeks into meter world and I've found that the meter rate for most of my trips is about what I've paid before INCLUDI...

In a break from the DC Meters story, let's take a look at a story from the Sun in Great Britain, about cab driver Laurence Kirk who coul...

Oddly enough, last night I actually hit a cab without a meter. Driver said he was getting it tomorrow. Cutting it nice and close there. I kn...

I continue to get more cabs without meters than those with. And with only one exception in half a dozen rides, the cost has been MORE with t...