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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
In multiple European cities now I see taxis being allowed to use the bus lane (while of course regular cars are not). What's the policy justification for this?
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@macbudkowski
I like it. When I need to move fast to e.g., catch a plane, I take a taxi. Taxi drivers need to have a license, so they pay back some money to the city for utilizing the bus lane.
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Because they are seen as public transport. Technically they are only supposed to do so when working. Personally I prefer to have them in the taxi lanes as they are among the least predictable drivers.
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Mark 🎩
@web3withmark
Public service vehicles. The more we use the less pollution. Is this not obvious?
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@baseddesigner.eth
in Lisbon it’s only official city taxis that are allowed, uber and bolt aren’t
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@balajis.eth
1) Taxis carry more people than typical cars do on a daily basis. 2) And have more “uptime” as they aren’t taking up parking spaces. 3) They’re also more likely to be doing short hops, where a little extra speed from the bus lane is nonlinear. Saving 5 mins on 10 min ride is much bigger benefit than saving 5 mins on 60 min trip. 4) All that encourages people to leave cars at home and use Uber/taxis in the city. 5) All that gets better with self-driving. 6) Basically, you’d prefer a city with self-driving 24/7 ride-share taxis to one with conventional cars. It will have less traffic and better utilization. (Of course if all cars switch over then bus lanes will again get crowded.)
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@alik.eth
In Ukraïne you can use the bus lane as well as stay in otherwise illigal places to grab the passangers, if you apply for the state license. Not all Uber/Bolt/Uklon drivers do this but all of the business class do.
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@raz
I don't know the justification, but this policy saved my ass a few times when I had to catch a train.
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@casslineth
Bus lanes are not max utilized in 24 hrs by allowing only buses? Taxi = ride sharing just as bus but in smaller scale. Could be the justification. I remember in North America there were specific lanes for ride sharing cars
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Taxi drivers demonstrated hard against Ubers. I believe it’s one of the few remaining competitive advantage against Ubers that the government maintains to ease tensions, and what allow them to get along.
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normally the bus line isn't limited to bus, but public transport, like a taxi what's funny in barcelona, local taxies can be on that line but not cabify or bolt
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assumedly ride-sharing specification gaming, but I'm curious what will happen with robocargo adoption (which will eventually be lane policy).
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@aviationdoctor.eth
I’ve always seen this done and naively assumed it was universal. Taxis provide an important service (including to people with limited mobility), so having them not being stuck in traffic all day seems sensible, given that they are unlikely to contest bus lanes themselves
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@timdaub.eth
wait really? If this is true for Germany I'm gonna be so mad
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@sleepypenguin.eth
Taxis are seen as part of public transport. Letting them use bus lanes makes them quicker and more reliable, which can get more people to choose them over driving their own cars. I guess.
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@fuckcoolpussy.eth
Whatttt
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@l3mbda
seems to me taxi’s skip traffic like they’ve got a VIP pass!
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@maziusklein
Taxis are public transport.
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@maritonte
The policy i think is that taxis dont have to park for each route
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By prioritizing Taxi on bus lane, I may rethink twice if I take my car into the city or I switch to public transportation to arrive faster to my destination. Over time this may push me from not even having a (secondary) car. Since public taxi are at a much higher utilization than cars - 1 taxi may replace 30 cars and thus reducing congestion over time.
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