Originally Posted by
drainyoo
I'm not referring to the overall number in all of NYC. I was referring to the number of cabs compared to regular cars in high congested areas during rush hour. Mainly midtown Manhattan. The cabs clearly dominate the traffic. I drive into work often and I see it for myself. There are times where I am completely surrounded by yellow cabs and that doesn't included the livery vehicles.
Question of perspective. Is it the cabs causing congestion so that commuting drivers can't get through the traffic, or communting drivers causing congestion so the cabs can't get through?
And I still question the numbers. Even if every cab in the city was on the streets all at once (and most of them probably are), the numbers just aren't that big. Sure, at some spots (Grand Central, Penn Station, the theater district), you'll see a disproportionate number at certain hours, but as a percentage of the total number of vehicles operating in Manhattan, 20 or 30 thousand probably isn't a majority.