How will cab fare hikes help?
A number of years ago, a taxi operator SMRT (previously known as TIBS) raise fairs by making their meters jump faster and bringing the midnight charge forward to 11:30pm.. It turned out commuters boycotted TIBS taxis. You could literally see folks standing at the side of the road trying to flag down cabs which were occupied. When a TIBS cab approached, folks will not attempt to flag them ...





