Just a couple hours ago I was stranded on the freeway out of gas. I was in some industrial park/commercial district area next to the LAX in Los Angeles. I NEVER run out of gas but this time around the "Low fuel" warning light had quit working on me on a 5 year old car.
I walked off the freeway and 2 miles later I find a cab. He said he'd give me a ride if the person who called him doesn't show. He didn't show. So right when I was about to get in he gets a phone call for another customer. He then says, "You can walk". This is an East Indian cab driver. He jumps into the car while I'm still talking to him. "But I'm stranded. This is a high crime area, what if I get mugged or killed". He said "It's not my problem" as he continues to accelerate away nearly runing me over.
Now I know that businesses "have the right to refuse service to anybody". But seriously now, do you guys think he was in the wrong? Good that I'm OK but I've never been so scared in my whole life.
2007-08-18 20:18:35 · 6 answers · asked by Philladelphia 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I agree with everyone here. That was really scuzzy for him to do that to you. Any human being that turns to another (especially in a time of need) and says "that's not my problem" should be taken out back and shot. You were his customer and he should have honoured that. What a d*ck!!!
2007-08-20 01:56:09 · answer #1 · answered by Peter N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bottom line here is to keep gas in the tank. I know that you realize that. I don't think that he treated you right. If he was offering to do it for free then you have no compaint. If you were a regular fare, then he should have flipped the meter and told the dispatcher that he had a fare already. Since it was only 2 miles away, we could have dropped you off and still made the other fare too. Who knows the reason why he did what he did. He may not have been driving a cab too long or the other fare was a much larger fare than your short trip. Who knows. I'm sorry that it happened to you, but I'm glad you are OK. I had a car break down on me while I was going through the South side of Chicago, I had a group of guys pick me up and told me that if I was walking, I would never make the bus station alive. I thought he was kidding until I saw the neighborhood that I would have had to walk through, and I honestly believed him. He said it was out of his way, but he just couldn't let me walk there. Thank God.
2007-08-18 20:35:36 · answer #2 · answered by Fordman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was totally in the wrong. What if he were in your situation and needed transportation? I think that a way to achieving good business is to treat all customers with equal opportunity. Assess the customers situation and make the correct decision. He might have even gotten a good tip if he would have been more considerate. I think that you should take this story to the media and report the name of the cab co., so that the next time a situation such as yours comes up, the drivers will be more educated on how to treat a customer in that particular situation. If you take to the media and broadcast the companies wrong doing their profitability might be compromised and I know that they don't want that. After wards, I also feel that they owe you an apology and free cab fare for any day or distance of your choice.
2007-08-18 21:24:35 · answer #3 · answered by lyoung17 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was definitely in the wrong. Did you happen to get the name of the taxi cab company? The name of the driver or the cab's car number or license plate number? If you have anything that can identify this driver, then I would report his actions to the better business bureau as well as to the Taxi Cab Company. Since this cab driver showed no interest in your money, and dumped you off the side of the road then nearly runs you over. That is grounds for a police report as well as a possible law suit if you want to take it that far. A crime has been committed. If you were not impolite or breaking any laws, then he had no right to treat you the way he did. Definitely report him.
2007-08-18 20:32:36 · answer #4 · answered by SoAZ Gal 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No it was not OK. When he received the call for a second customer he should have told his dispatcher that he already has a customer getting in the car as his first customer is a no show. He was rude. And even if he wanted to go for a good fare from the second customer he could still have offered to call another taxi for you.
2007-08-18 20:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by Aiyah 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You actually relied on the low fuel warning light?
You shouldn't be doing that, you should be looking at the fuel gauge every so often yourself rather than hoping that light works.
If he said he can take you if his first customer doesn't show up then he should have done so since he agreed to it.
2007-08-18 20:49:18 · answer #6 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋