I do not know why I have such a dislike for taxies. As for as long as I can remember, I have avoided them. But when I travelled a lot for work, I did not have much choice in the matter. So I have used taxies in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. However, I find that you get different types of cab drivers in the different cities. There are some that I like and some that I do not. I would say that the proportion of cab drivers in the “I like” category are approximately: Adelaide (75%), Melbourne (80%), Sydney (20%), Brisbane (50%).
- Good cab drivers like the world.
- Bad cab drivers hate the world.
- Good cab drivers take you where you want to go without hassles.
- Bad cab drivers ask you questions to determine your geographic knowledge and when they work out that you to not know the roads take you a longer way to get a higher fare.