I would take Uber over rude Manhattan cabbies any day. My personal experience with Manhattan taxi drivers after living in NYC for last two years.<p>1) They drive as if they are on a rally track. I have had never experienced motion sickness before until I moved to Manhattan.<p>2) If you ignore the tip or tip them in the range of $1-3 you get snarky remarks from them.<p>3) If you try to hail a cab and (regrettably) ask the taxi driver to drive you to a place where their chances of hailing a passenger back are slim then they will rudely turn you away (Tip: First hop in then tell the direction. It is a NYC law).<p>I can go on and on but point being Uber is the much needed necessary evil in scarce resource cities like Manhattan.