When was the last time you rode a taxi, spanky? Have you seen who drives them, or the condition of the vehicles?
There are some drivers in local taxis that should not be driving members of the public, period. The vehicles in some cases are in very bad condition, the interior is dirty, everything is rattling and the driver refuses to wear a seatbelt "because he doesn't have to." Well, guess what, in the event of even a small accident that driver will not fare very well and his passengers could suffer the consequences when their driver is incapacitated or unable to regain control.
Taxis are also notorious users of our roads, speeding, tailgating, and driving recklessly to get to their calls as fast as they can or driving at excessive speeds during late-night rush periods in order to pick up as many calls as possible.
I've also been in a cab, three times as of late, where the driver pretended he was unable to process credit/debit at the point of delivery. Three times! One time a driver pulled up to me on the sidewalk when I hailed him down and said "cash only," to which I replied that's illegal, and he took off. Very nice.
Want me to go on?