Whenever I read news stories about dodgy taxis, or huge Uber surges, they always seem to quote from an aggrieved passenger who actually lives somewhere served by train! For example, from the above article:
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One tennis fan last week told The Age and Sydney Morning Herald that when he tried to get from the Australian Open to Williamstown, two taxi drivers would only take set fees of $75 and $80.
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You can catch a train to Williamstown! #TakeTheTrain
More buses trains, bikes and walkways please. Cars are ass. Fight me in a parking lot that could be zoned for housing instead. #urbanism #TaketheTrain #TaketheBus #JustFuckingWalk
#urbanism #TaketheTrain #takethebus #justfuckingwalk