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Hybrid System Gains Ground As D.C. Cab Fare Vote Nears
The city's taxi board is to recommend Tuesday whether to keep fare zones or switch to meters. But a combination system is gaining attention.
(By John Mcdonnell -- The Washington Post)
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"It would satisfy everybody who might not feel like they get accurate fares," she said.
Roy D. Spooner, general manager of Yellow Cab, has demonstrated his company's zone meters to the taxicab commission and representatives of the mayor's office.
"We're not trying to influence a decision," he said. "We're just saying this is an opportunity to go to the next level. The customer just wants accurate and fair calculations -- you cannot be taken for a ride with this."
Longtime passengers say they will have to wait and see.
Stephanie Maltz, a lawyer who lives in Logan Circle and does not own a car, said the zone system has sometimes been good, sometimes bad, "depending on where you're going."
Zone meters might work, she said. A printed receipt would be helpful, she said, "especially, for people not from D.C."
Staff writer David Nakamura contributed to this report.
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