Taxiway

It's a miserable day to be driving. More miserable than usual if it's your living. A recent study makes startling claims about the life of cab drivers - 77 hour work-weeks at $3 an hour [Minimum wage in Ontario is currently $8 an hour].

I'm hearing some awful stories today. A lot of time is spent idling in the "holding pens" I've seen at the airport, waiting behind hundreds of other cars, for a fare which may be far out of your way, and take many more hours, for not that much money at all. The pricing model is also geared towards cheap customers or small groups. Crazy runs to Montréal or Ottawa are actually a lot more common than you'd think.

Rising fuel costs can only be making things more difficult, especially with antiquated city by-laws which forbid using small cars such as the Prius for taxis and limos.