Téo taxi is back
Green and white Téo taxis will be seen in our streets again, now the property of Pierre Karl Péladeau. Metro says they can be called via the app.
Update: QMI tested out the new version of the service and liked the cars; the writer was honest enough to note that the new owner of Téo is also his boss.
Emilyg 22:09 on 2020-10-15 Permalink
I did catch one a little while ago, after they’d been bought by PKP I think. On the street.
Chris 22:41 on 2020-10-15 Permalink
Maybe with so many people now scared of public transport they’ll have a chance at doing some business.
JP 13:00 on 2020-10-16 Permalink
In the time of covid, I’d actually much rather take public transport given that it’s not as crowded anymore than be stuck in a taxi, an enclosed small space with one other person. If that driver has covid and is in the stage where he/she’s contagious, that’s risky (and they could be asymptomatic). Whereas with the metro, I feel like I can maintain space from others more easily.
I caught the flu two years ago and am certain (though I have no proof) that I caught it from a cab driver who was talking and coughing a bit while driving me. It was winter so it didn’t even occur to me to open the windows and, at the time, something like covid wasn’t even a concern or on my radar.
Ian 18:25 on 2020-10-16 Permalink
In places like NYC where they have a full plexi screen between driver and passengers it’s a lot safer.
Cabbie assaults are rare in Montreal but it might not be a bad idea…
Michael Black 19:11 on 2020-10-16 Permalink
The two taxis I’ve been in this year (which is almost infinitely more than “normal”, except for last year) had plexiglass between the front and back seats. I’m not sure how airtight it was, but must have cut backsome. I know I wondered how I was supposed to enter a PIN number or hand the driver cash through that plexiglass (but the contactless card worked fine).