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Preface
In the face of high mortgages, people in ordinary families can only work hard to earn money, and there will be several jobs at the same time, and an extremely popular side hustle - online car-hailing drivers, has also been born.
In order to earn a little more money to subsidize their families, many people will go to online car-hailing after work, and the once popular taxi has now fallen to the altar, many people who travel are willing to wait for the arrival of online car-hailing, and are not willing to take a taxi parked on the side of the road, what is going on?
The history of taxis
At the beginning of the twentieth century, automobiles began to gradually replace horse-drawn carriages as a product of the new era, and taxis also appeared during this period, but the domestic level at that time had not yet reached such a level.
Taxis were only beginning to develop in large cities in China when they were already taking shape abroad, but they were few and expensive, and most people could not afford them.
It was not until the middle of the last century that the domestic taxi ushered in a rapid development, and at the same time, the first taxi company appeared in China.
At that time, taxi drivers drove their cars to the designated place and waited for the arrival of customers, which was relatively orderly at that time, unlike now, taxi drivers will still grab customers.
Since then, the country's technology has developed rapidly, people's lives have been significantly improved, and the taxi industry has followed a series of improvements, and taxi drivers have begun to run around the streets of the city to find customers.
That is, today's "beckoning and stopping" method, and the living standards of taxi drivers at that time were extremely high.
This is also because ordinary people can't afford to get a taxi, and the main source of customers is still those elite or wealthy people, and these people have a common problem, that is, they will give the driver a tip after getting out of the car.
However, what people didn't expect is that as the domestic economy is getting stronger and stronger, people's quality of life has also been significantly improved, and the customers of taxis have become more accessible from the previous wealthy families, and the number has increased several times.
This has led to more and more competition within taxis, and now many families have cars, and to go to some places that are not too far away, many ordinary people will ride electric cars, and they are more free.
But with the advent of online car-hailing, taxis have gradually fallen off the altar, and now people are willing to wait on the side of the road for their agreed car, and will not take a roadside taxi, has the taxi become a relic of the times?
Advantages of ride-hailing
Nowadays, in addition to some of the elderly who use the elderly machine, the elderly in their sixties and seventies, down to the children of four or five years old, are using smart phones, and various apps in mobile phones are dizzying.
Whether it is news, videos, or playing games, or online shopping, chatting and other matters can be completed on a mobile phone, and online car-hailing has also risen with the times.
Many ordinary families are working hard to earn money in order to repay their mortgages and car loans, and they want to make their family life a little better, and most of the online car-hailing is people's side business.
With the increasing number of people driving online car-hailing, people's ways of traveling have become more diverse, and people can freely choose the model and the number of people in the same car on the online car-hailing app.
Compared with taxis, online car-hailing has more advantages for people, both in terms of travel services and the environment in the car.
I believe that many people who go to school or work in other places have encountered taxi drivers who raise the fare or take a detour when taking a taxi.
Most of the taxi drivers are locals, or people who have been driving in the local area for a long time, and they are very familiar with the roads of the city and the way the local people speak.
For those who are not familiar with the place, it is easy to be deceived when they go to a new city and do not know everything here, and some taxi drivers take advantage of the unfamiliarity of outsiders with the local area and deliberately detour to make themselves get higher profits.
When people take a taxi, the driver often asks where to go and some destinations, and they can get a lot of information from the words of passengers.
For example, whether the passenger is a local, whether he is familiar with the road section, etc., have some understanding, and many outsiders see the driver chatting with themselves so enthusiastically, they think that the driver is more enthusiastic, so they chat with themselves, but they don't know that he is chatting with passengers with a purpose.
Since they are not familiar with the road section and how far away the destination is from their location, even if the driver takes a detour, the passengers still think that this is the way to go, and they will not pay much attention to it.
And many people are more introverted, don't want to argue with others, know that they have been cheated, but still pay silently, and then get off.
Nowadays, although such things rarely happen, it is better for those who go to work or school alone.
However, when taking an online ride-hailing service, you will not encounter such a situation, because the best route from the place of boarding to the destination will be displayed on the mobile phone, and the estimated price can also be seen on the mobile phone, so there will be no scam.
Not only that, but the service when taking online car-hailing and taxis is also very different, most of the drivers who drive taxis are old fritters, they are all working less while earning more money, and online car-hailing drivers are very different.
Just like when people travel, they often bring luggage, when taking a taxi, few drivers will come to help passengers put their luggage, and most online car-hailing drivers see passengers with luggage, park the car on the side of the road, and get out of the car to help passengers put their luggage.
The situation in the car is also very different, since most of the taxis are company cars, so few drivers will maintain them, and the inside of the car is also dirty, and there will be a strange smell in many taxis.
In life, many people get motion sickness, and many people who take taxis who don't get motion sickness also have some adverse reactions because of the smell in the car, such as dizziness and nausea, which are all small things.
Even some people vomit as soon as they get out of the car after taking a taxi, but this is rarely the case in online car-hailing, because most of the online car-hailing cars are personal cars, and the owners will regularly maintain their cars, and the car is often cleaned.
Whether it is the in-car environment or the service, online car-hailing is much better than taxis, which is one of the reasons why modern people would rather wait for the arrival of online car-hailing than take a taxi when traveling.
Not only that, but it is cheaper to take an online car-hailing service than a taxi for the same distance, which is also due to the difference in the pricing method.
The taxi metering method, people should be very clear, are metered, but few people have carefully studied how this metering method is calculated.
Most people would think that taxis are based on distance, but there is a special way to get the fare.
Taxis have a starting price and a unit price, but people tend to miss the time below, and when clocking the meter, every certain time passes, there will be an additional unit price on the meter.
That is to say, if people encounter traffic jams when taking taxis, the price will increase over time, but this is not the case with online car-hailing, which is based on distance.
Not only that, in some corners of the city, taxis are difficult to see, and most of the online car-hailing cars on the app are nearby, and it doesn't take long to wait.
Whether in terms of service or price, online car-hailing is better than taxis.
However, taxis are likely not to be eliminated by the times, and people in some small cities still pay in cash, and some people need invoices for reimbursement when they are on a business trip.
After all, most of the online car-hailing drivers are side hustles, and they generally do not carry change and no invoices, so taxis will not be abandoned by the times, and the relationship between the two has reached a balance.
Whether it is online car-hailing or taxi, it is for people to travel portably, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, when people discuss these, it is better to work hard to earn money and make their lives better, and self-driving travel will not be too much consideration, you can go wherever you want.
Resources
Baidu Encyclopedia: "The History of Taxi Development", "Online Car-hailing"