The last time I stood out in the cold waiting an hour for a taxi was in January, Richard. January is hardly tourist season. If I have to pay the same amount regardless as the muni sets the rates, I'd rather reduce the wait time as much as possible while increasing the chances the driver picking me up speaks fluent english so I don't have to use my phone and google maps to explain where I'm trying to go, and sit 20 minutes inside a cab that smells like a mix of burned motor oil and an anchovy's rectum.