[jaylevitt]

Is that really allowed in CA? I know that in both NYC and Boston/Cambridge, a hailed cab can't refuse a destination. In fact, after being stranded in uptown Manhattan for an hour, I now make a point of not declaring my destination till I'm in the cab.

[ghshephard]

What's "allowed" and what a cab driver will do are two different things, as you've already discovered. Also, on the peninsula in the bay area, you don't really "Hail" a cab, you have to call for one. And, it's while you are calling one, they can decided whether to send one. I've spent several hours at AMC Mercado in Santa Clara waiting for a cab for a short trip, and continually having it confirmed that they are "Waiting for someone to pick up the ride."

[lsc]

>I've spent several hours at AMC Mercado in Santa Clara waiting for a cab for a short trip, and continually having it confirmed that they are "Waiting for someone to pick up the ride."

Which cab company was this? they sound way more reputable than any cab company I've rode with.

man, when I worked on the peninsula, it was maybe an hour walk to the caltrain. Now, they had a free shuttle, but I work late often.

I can walk for an hour, really, it's not that big of a deal, but if I can get a cab within 15 minutes? that would be my preference.

So I call the cab service, they tell me someone will be there in 15 minutes. I call again after half an hour. they say the same thing. I call to cancel the ride and "oh, they are almost there, just a minute"

I mean, if they would tell me that nobody was on it, I'd just start walking. It was pretty frustrating, and I finally stopped even trying, and walked every time I missed the shuttle.