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		diebeforei485 on Oct 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NYC taxi meter and options pricing This pricing model is weird. I'm not sure where it comes from, but isn't Uber's model (a per-minute rate PLUS a per-mile rate) clearly easier to understand for everyone?

isatty on Oct 27, 2020 [–]

I think this is a PR piece but they simplified everything so much (both options and their db operations) that it completely missed the mark.

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