Originally Posted by Ekdog

I used to use them occasionally in the early nineties when I owned neither a car nor a bike, but since I started cycling I almost never get into one. In fact, I have taxi drivers to thank, in part, for my cycling lifestyle, as the bastards were always trying to rip me off. Tired of giving them my hard-earned money, I bought a used bike for 8,000 pesetas and started riding it. I haven't looked back since.

By the way, the taxi drivers in Seville have vehemently opposed any and all bicycle infrastructure here, they've demonstrated against our bike-share program, claiming that it is unfair competition, and many people think they were responsible for a string of sabotage attacks against it. They also pressured the mayor into raising the price on the airport bus, and have helped keep pedicab businesses from getting started.