Competition Quote by Marvin Ammori

In New York, the former lack of real competition allowed taxis to extract excessive charges, regardless of the poor service.

— Barry Ritholtz

I understand that some people are angry about taxi services. A taxi fare hike should be accompanied by better customer service.

— Park Won-soon

Taxicabs might seem like a luxury item, and given the profound needs of so many disabled people in New York, why would we bother…

— Simi Linton

This walking business is overrated: I mastered the art of doing it when I was quite small, and in any case, what are taxis…

— Christopher Hitchens

“Only motorists can answer this puzzling question: What are taxis for? A simple pedestrian knows that they are certainly not there to carry passengers.…

— George Mikes

As in many cities, Uber has disrupted powerful interests in London, starting with the drivers of black cabs, who trace their lineage to 1634,…

— James B. Stewart

I've endured humiliating experiences trying to get a cab in the various cities I've visited and lived in. Available taxis - as indicated by…

— Jenna Wortham

There's been so much corruption and so much cronyism in the taxi industry and so much regulatory capture, that if you ask for permission…

— Travis Kalanick

It's totally mystifying to me how anyone could have canceled 'Taxi.' I don't understand it because that stuff is rare.

— Carol Kane

“Those that benefit from the taxi medallion system have been protected for 80 years. In that time, they abused taxi drivers and produced a…

— Priceonomics

Luckily when you drive a cab there are two things: You don't have a boss in the cab with you, and you are not…

— Fran Lebowitz

I spend far too much on taxis. Now, if anyone suggests we get the Tube I say, 'The Tube! I'd forgotten about that.'

— Robert Webb