[jc_811]

>Yet, taxis in Colombia are incredibly dangerous

It's anecdotal however, this doesn't correlate to my experience(s) there at all. I lived in Colombia from 2013-2015, and return various times per year. For what it's worth, I am not hispanic, and very much look like someone from the US

I've taken yellow taxis in Colombia (in all the major cities) more times than I can count(both by myself and with others) and have never once felt in any danger, nor been ripped off (which has happened to me in other countries I have visited)

Of course there are news reports about taxi rides gone wrong, but in my experience 99.9% of yellow taxi drivers in Colombia are honest people just trying to do their job.

More than happy to answer questions about living in Colombia if anyone's interested.

[csomar]

Did you live in the well-off area too. I live in a country with the same problem but tourists are highly unlikely to see it. The abuse from Taxis is usually in popular/poor neighborhoods.