is it safe to take cabs in Austin?

Colleges & Universities The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Did you all see this in the current campus police report? Have you used cabs in Austin before? Can a woman safely take a cab alone?</p>

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<p>Nope every cabby is a rapist and a murderer.</p>

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<p>Stereotypes…</p>

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<p>I saw that in the report too, Midwest Mom. (I’m starting to be sorry that I signed up for those e-mails.) I haven’t taken a cab in Austin since I was a student there more than 20 years ago, but my daughter will probably be taking one Sunday back to the campus from the airport. I am hoping that was just an isolated incident. In any case, I’ll be sure she has cash so that there’s nothing to haggle over.</p>

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<p>I almost wish I wasn’t reading those police daily email updates, too.</p>

<p>It is almost something else, the stolen bike reports. Blue bike stolen Monday, red bike stolen Tuesday, etc. At least one bike stolen somewhere on campus every single day…</p>

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<p>1 bike a day is probably an understatement. Bike theft capital of the US. If you get a good lock, most thieves won’t bother, but if you have one of those elementary school chains, your bike will probably get stolen eventually.</p>

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<p>Ok, so I am a middle aged man, but I was in AUstin, in the spring (S is a freshman now) and I think cabs are generally safe.</p>

<p>I may have the wrong picture here, but this sounds like a ‘contract dispute’ … I would recommend you tell you children to tip …</p>

<p>WITH THAT ALL SAID AND I DONT WANT TO LEAVE THE WRONG IMPRESSION, I UNDERSTAND THE FEARS OF PARENTS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN STUDENTS.</p>

<p>I would suspect in EVERY situation it woudl be good to be with someone, you trust, but I know this is not always possible … As most cab drivers are independent, one option is to get the number of a trustable cabbie. I got one back in APril and he seemed good…</p>

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<p>The airport flyer is free for UT students and picks up and drops off at 26th and Speedway</p>

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<p>She has ridden the Airport Flyer bus before, but this time, I think she might have too much luggage.</p>

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<p>Incidents like this can happen at any campus located in an urban city.</p>

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<p>My son takes cabs all the time. I prefer him taking a cab and not his car when he goes downtown. He hasn’t had any problems. I’m not sure if he tips, but probably. He also always pays with cash.</p>

<p>How do you sign up for the daily police reports? I haven’t heard of that.</p>

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<p>^You can sign up here:</p>

<p>[Subscribe</a> to Campus Watch](<a href=“UT Lists -”>UT Lists -)</p>

<p>I think the reason the cabbie acted the way he did is because he didn’t get a tip. What the cabbie did was wrong!</p>

<p>I have taught my children to always calculate a tip into meals, cabs, hotel stays, etc. Some people depend on tips to make a living.</p>

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<p>No lie! My oldest is a bar tender in Fla (by night, student by day) and the bulk of his pay comes from tips!!!</p>

<p>Thanks for the link…</p>

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<p>If you always tip that pretty much defeats the purpose of the tip system (from a consumer perspective).</p>

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<p>just carry mace.</p>

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<p>Cabs are much safer and generally much cleaner than busses.</p>