[Tagging] Tag:amenity=motorcycle_taxi not approved

Mikko Tamura mikko.tamura at gmail.com
Mon May 11 21:08:14 UTC 2020


This seems very logical. This is very evident jn Thailand also. Its like
every 2 blocks in Bangkok there is a motorcycle taxi stand.

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 11:26 PM Joseph Eisenberg <
joseph.eisenberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> You guys, we are not talking about mapping a taxi call centre, where you
> use a phone number to order a cab. We are talking about mapping a taxicab
> queue or stand: a spot where taxis wait for passengers.
>
> Of course if you have 8 people in your part, and walk up to a taxicab
> stand, they might tell you that you need 2 cars (though in many some
> countries they will let you pile in to one car with your luggage strapped
> to the roof.. ). But you will be able to get a cab.
>
> If you arrive at the airport in Bali with your in-laws, and look on
> Maps.me for the closest taxi stand and walk over to it, you will be quite
> disappointed to find a line of motorcycles, and have to walk back to the
> other side of the airport to get a cab at the real taxi stand.
>
> This is not a problem in your country, because you only have taxicab
> stands. It will not affect you personally, unless you travel to Asia or
> Africa etc.
>
> -Joseph Eisenberg
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 1:04 AM Marc M. <marc_marc_irc at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Le 10.05.20 à 01:24, Martin Koppenhoefer a écrit :
>> > imagine you are ordering a taxi for yourself and 2 colleagues to the
>> > airport and instead of a taxi (cab) they send you 3 taxi moto. Would
>> > that be equally ok, wouldn’t it matter, taxi is taxi?
>>
>> Imagine ordering a taxi and arriving in a 4-seater car when you have
>> a family of 8, it's the same problem, isn't it?
>> When I order a taxi, they ask me the number of people.
>> the guy won't come with a fiat 500 if I say 8
>>
>> I don't imagine we're going to create several objects to describe
>> that a taxi waiting area has motorcycles, "normal" cars, vehicles
>> with a lot of passenger seats and vehicles with a heavy
>> luggage capacity.
>> on the ground : one traffic sign for for all variants.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Marc
>>
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