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by concede_pluto 3221 days ago
> who would pass up a private car ride from San Francisco to Palo Alto for $45 when a taxi would cost $125?

A SF taxi charges double the meter for a ride to Palo Alto because without a Palo Alto taxi permit they have to drive all the way back to SF (or at least SFO) without a paying passenger.