Ban all taxi trips which are 15 minutes or less, amirite?

The airport to my house is 9 minutes by taxi, and 2 hours 8 minutes walking because there is a motorway between the two and you can't walk down a motorway.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

My airport is 8 miles away. A 12 minute taxi ride (it's mostly country miles). But it'd be a nearly a 3 hour walk just due to the distance. Equating a 15 minute taxi ride as 'no more than a 30 minute walk' only maths for the most congested cities/times.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

When I lived in London and traffic was bad I would walk an hour to work and I would only be overtaken by maybe one bus. Good times, saved travel money, stayed slim.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

I don't live in the US. I do live near the edge of an airport satellite town. I can comfortably walk to the supermarket, library, primary school and leisure centre, but the nearest secondary school is tucked behind the airport (14 minutes by taxi, 3 hours 8 minutes walking).

by Anonymous 2 days ago

You are wrong. Most US cities are walkable. It's the entire rest of the country that is not.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

I definitely get the point of it, it's just posited too simplistically. It would make sense to have it based on the walk length rather than the ride length maybe, and maybe not if you have luggage or groceries for example. If it were "you shouldn't take a cab ride that could be a 20-25 minute walk (if you're not lugging something or legitimately have to be between two places in 10 minutes)", or that such short rides with those stipulations shouldn't be allowed, I could potentially agree with that.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Taxi trips under 15 minutes are only less than a 30 minute walk in a city you city-slicker. In the country 15 min taxi can take you like 5-10 miles. Try walking that.

by Gustavecasper 2 days ago

What about for those who have a disability or condition where walking is harder for them?

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Not OP problem, evidently. They're probably planning to get run over while trying to cover a 15 minutes ride down a freeway, so getting old and frail is not an issue they're going to contemplate

by Anonymous 2 days ago

BANNED. Supposedly.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Straight to Soylent Green!

by madelyn89 2 days ago

15 minute car trip = 30 minute walk Lmaoooooo At a slow average speed of 20 mph that would be 5 miles in 15 minutes. Good luck walking that in 30 minutes

by rosamond15 2 days ago

Taxi trips under 15 minutes or less is essentially a maximum 30 minute walk. So a taxi travels twice as fast as a pedestrian. I see. What is the exchange rate for flights?

by Equal-Set 2 days ago

1 hour flight is essentially a maximum 4 hour walk, they should ban flights of 7.5 minutes or less.

by Revamarvin 1 day ago

This is not an opinion, it is just factually incorrect...

by Anonymous 1 day ago

People are disabled. Also, just no.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Oh yes, let's do more to control how people live their lives... just what we need.

by Muted-Rich-2445 1 day ago

Not unpopular, just stupid.

by Watersaurelia 1 day ago

15 minutes by car is equal to 30 minute walk, at most? Congrats on being the world's fastest walker, I guess? "Unless the route isn't pedestrian friendly" Imagine having so little concept of what the rest of the world is like

by Anonymous 1 day ago

15 minutes driving is basically 45 minutes on a bike.

by PictureKey8116 1 day ago

Banning things is not the solution. Try again.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

You're really bad at math. At 20mph you can drive 5 miles in 15 minutes. That would take an hour for a pretty fast walker.

by olsonkevon 1 day ago

It's basically three times driving time for biking not even walking. Op is delusional.

by PictureKey8116 1 day ago

It would make more sense to go with distance, since 15 min in car can easily be 10+ km.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I just wish you got your motion accepted only to injure one knee the day after

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Safety? Disabilities? Carrying something heavy?

by Cautious_Outcome 1 day ago

Some people have mobility issues.

by Crafty_Bag 1 day ago

This. The whole point of taxis are short trips

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Don't ever have a mobility disorder

by Ok-Cable 1 day ago

This is nonsensical

by Smooth-Trifle-5506 1 day ago

How incredibly ableist to assume everyone can walk that sort of distance

by Impressive-Owl 1 day ago

Even if the taxi was crawling along at 30kph (18mph), it would cover 7.5km (4.5mi) in 15 minutes. In reality, most will travel further than that in 15 minutes. I want to see you "walk" that distance in 30 minutes.

by No_Sea_9001 1 day ago

Not all of us are capable of making that 30 minute walk. But hey - just ban things that make the world more accessible! That should be fine.

by Icy_Initial 1 day ago

Psoriatic arthritis in her hips, I can totally see my wife walking the three miles to physical therapy, which takes her up and down quite a large hill in each direction. Yup. Hell, everywhere she goes is a doctor, in a Lyft, within fifteen miles. No more rheumatologist, even though that's only about two miles: same hill problem. No rheumatologist = no immune suppressants = I quit this job to drive her but then lose health insurance = $8,000 / month drug costs = homelessness and death. Brilliant.

by Alfredtorp 1 day ago

a fifteen minute drive is NOT a thirty minute walk by ANY stretch of the imagination, unless you drive 10 k/h.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

IDK where you live, but I don't have sidewalks for the first 4 miles from my house. And even once you get to them the next 2 miles the sidewalks are messed up.

by natasha36 1 day ago

I can't. I live in the boonies.

by IcyCustomer4153 1 day ago

"Ban any taxi trips that correspond to less than a 15 minute walk perhaps, except from airports

by Anonymous 1 day ago

This is nonsense. Depending on the roads, 15 minutes can be between 6 and 12 miles. That's at least 90 minutes walking at a brisk pace. Then consider disabilities, luggage, babies with prams, toddlers and small children, the elderly.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Screw walking and the environment

by Anonymous 1 day ago

So the drunk person trying to not drive has less options

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Do you not realize that millions of people use taxis rides to transport supplies, luggage, groceries, work materials, injured or elderly people, to travel to and from special events and meetings in formal or business attire, etc.?

by Karenmaggio 1 day ago

When I had cancer I had to take a taxi from the hospital to my hotel right after all my big chemo. Was I supposed to just walk and collapse on the street?

by Pale_Insurance 1 day ago

You're saying I can walk 10 miles in 30 mins??

by Anonymous 1 day ago

So lets see the many reasons this is just dumb: -People with disabilities -Older people -People who are carrying something heavy -People with small children -Weather. Today its in the 90s. Also, winter exists. I'm sure there are a lot of other reasons this is a dumb idea, but I figured I'd just start with these reasons.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

The only other thing I would add, is distance. Some trips in a car are under 15 minutes, but can take you anywhere between 1-12 miles.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

There's a difference between unpopular and unhinged.

by Unlucky-Ad8495 1 day ago

The way to my old workplace, which was in a completely walkable city, took me 45 minutes on foot. It was also a 7 minutes drive...

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I like the use of "let's ban" and "let's encourage" in the same idea. How very authoritarian of you, even putting a nice little propaganda spin on it at the end!

by Stock_Influence 1 day ago

Lol.. my last job shows as 11 minute drive but 55+ minute walk according to Google.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Average human waking speed is 2.5-4 miles per hour. Let's say 3 mph. In what world is a motor vehicle driving at 6 mph without traffic? 15 min ride equates to 30 min walk max? Unique education indeed.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

15 minutes driving is 45 minutes on a bicycle. What are you talking about??

by PictureKey8116 1 day ago

A 30 minute walk is about 1.5 miles. Where the hell are you driving that 15 minutes only gets you that far.

by Content_School2533 1 day ago

That kind of only works with pedestrian infrastructure. We don't want pedestrians on the freeway.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Ah yes, get to the place I need to be at in 20 minutes by walking for 30 - makes perfect sense.

by dgleichner 1 day ago

As for the heavy things, grocery shopping. People without a car may take a taxi to go grocery shopping, and walking home with a bunch of grocery bags is not easy, if its even doable at all. Also, what about inclement weather? Its currently in the 90s in much of America. Also, winter exists, and I don't feel like doing a 10 minute walk when its 15 degrees outside. Oh, and people with small children. Sometimes even a 10 minute walk is too much with small children.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Groceries is a fair point. That's a reasonable use of a taxi. So is extreme weather. people with small children. Sometimes even a 10 minute walk is too much with small children But I disagree with your point on children. If we are talking baby's and toddlers, then usually the parents will have a pushchair or a sling. But I can see an argument for taking a taxi if you have had a long day and need a rest. If we are talking older children then I think this is a poor excuse. Speaking from personal experience, when I was under 10 I use to have to walk 30 minutes to school everyday and it was no issue at all. Children are more than capable of walking for 15+ minutes.

by Due_Blacksmith_1154 1 day ago

15 minute car drive ca. get me out to 10 miles Speed plays a big part here. 15 minutes on a fast motorway/highway can indeed get you very far, definitely too far to walk. But as OP said there would be exceptions for routes which are unsuitable for pedestrians. This would exclude those kind of routes. A 15 minute car drive in a city won't get you as far and will be more walkable. These were the types of journeys I believe OP was referring to. Perhaps distance would be a better measure for setting a rule. Something like 1.5 km (~1 mile) is a reasonable distance for a human to walk in 15 minutes.

by Due_Blacksmith_1154 1 day ago