The slower the slower
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The slower the taxi goes, the slower the meter goes up.
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The slower the taxi, the slower the meter. However, there's not much truth in that, at least in New York. The meter does not always go slower, because it's not just dealing with mileage; it also goes like how long you're at a stop, so it means if you're standing still (or your cab is standing still and you're in it), the meter seems to go faster as it's calculating how long adds that stop.
- The slower the taxi, the slower the meter.
- However, there's not much truth in that, at least in New York.
- The meter does not always go slower, because it's not just dealing with mileage; it also goes like how long you're at a stop, so it means if you're standing still (or your cab is standing still and you're in it), the meter seems to go faster as it's calculating how long adds that stop.
- It’s more like two dollars for I think a half a mile, but I’m not indicating cost; I’m speaking of mileage and time that you’re waiting to get there and that’s what the cab drivers get paid for.
- So they love to drive in traffic because even if they’re going three blocks (because you don’t want to walk) they could probably make $10-$12—while the trip if I drove would use 60¢ worth of gas!
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The slower the taxi, the slower the meter.
However, there's not much truth in that, at least in New York. The meter does not always go slower, because it's not just dealing with mileage; it also goes like how long you're at a stop, so it means if you're standing still (or your cab is standing still and you're in it), the meter seems to go faster as it's calculating how long adds that sto
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