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would you share a taxi with a stranger?      Showing single
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23 2012: In many cities in the United States, there are shuttle
vans that pick people up at home and take them to the airport or
take people from the airport to their front doors. These
services are very popular, they are quite equivalent to shared
taxis (except fit more people because the vehicles are vans),
and no one has any idea in either direction who will be sharing
the van.      One calls a day ahead to reserve a spot on the van
to the airport but typically needs no reservation in the other
direction.     • thumb       Apr 26 2012: Do you think this
concept would also work for other rides, apart from going to the
airport?       • thumb         Apr 26 2012: What makes the
shuttle to the airport economically viable is that lots of
people need transportatio