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Comment by aroch | Hacker News Reader

Because taxis don't do this??

As a cyclist (in Boston), it's somewhat easier to predict that a taxi might (suddenly) decide to park in the bike lane, and it's more surprising (therefore slightly more dangerous) when another car does it.

I wish that it wasn't the exception to be ticketed for that. I see it all the time, as long as drivers get off with a warning (and not a fine) it will keep happening.

Have you ever ordered a package from Amazon, had a pizza delivered, or taken a taxi? Been picked up by a friend or parent somewhere that didn't have its own parking spaces?

If so, I'm guessing you've benefitted from a driver stopping or parking in a place they weren't legally allowed to stop.

Do you think these services should go away, or what?

There is a difference in stopping somewhere illegally (e.g. in front of a fire lane for 5 minutes) or stopping anywhere and impeding traffic.

Just this morning I saw an uber driver stopping at the sidewalk but having the back of his car hanging in the lane making people having to drive around him. That is, in my opinion, just egoistic and annoying. On the other hand if you stop in front of the fire lane without impeding traffic, no one will care.

I knew this would be one of the replies! Just because others do it, it doesn't mean everyone else should be doing it.

Also, now there are not only bad taxis, but also bad Ubers!

I feel like there are a lot more Ubers in an area than there are cabs. So I will get annoyed more often by an Uber than a cab.

Yeah well thanks to Uber there are fewer cabs.

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