Cab Drivers in NYC

These are a bunch of really annoying people. They do not give a damn about service and drive like crap. It's sad to say, but Zim and I are so sick of being bullied by them.

List of things they did:

(1) Refusing to pick us up because of the location we were heading to. We were moving our luggage from the hotel to our new apartment and about 5 cab drivers turned us away the moment they heard that we were not going to the airport! WTH! We were standing in the cold and a certain cab driver who was parked further ahead even signaled us to move forward. When we reached and told him our destination, he simply said change shift. Like real~

(2) Refusing to accept credit cards even though it was clearly stated in the cab that the cabbies are not supposed to say no. This happened twice. The first time was pretty understandable as the fare was less than 10bucks (but again, Americans pay everything with a card, including a Mc Value Meal!). But the second instance was when we were travelling back from the airport. The cab fare added up to about 50bucks and the stupid cabbie insisted that we pay cash. Argh....

(3) Super terrible driving. They accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake, accelerate, brake like crazy. And it's really annoying especially for the passenger. Do they not realize that such driving is super petrol consuming? Sigh, I always get a terrible headache after a cab ride. (And when I try to sleep, my head will keep bumping by the side.)

(4) 'Fantastic' attitude. There was one incident when the driver refused to make a u-turn because he said that the traffic was too bad. After we got off, he u-turned to pick up another passenger! AND there was another incident where the driver took a wrong turn and ended up being stuck in a terrible jam. He was ultra rude when Zim tried to advise him to do a left turn. (which he did eventually and the best part was, there was NO jam on the correct road.)

Gosh, I am so sick and tired of being bullied, being treated and driven around like crap by the cabbies. This is one reason why I would rather walk 1 hour than to take a cab. But me and Zim have decided. If we really have to take a cab, we are gonna be hard on our stand. Don't accept credit cards, fine, we don't have enough cash, does that mean it's gonna be a free ride?

Sigh, another situation that reminds me that Singapore isn't that bad afterall.