Cool to see that Bing Maps now has another new app, the Taxi fare calculator. To use the app, simply jump to Bing Maps (http://www.bing.com/maps/), select the Map Apps option and look for Taxi fare calculator. then you enter the start and ending addresses for a pre-defined area of availability. To test the service I tried using a recent taxi ride that I took from the Omni Hotel, San Diego, CA to the airport. the suggested trip fare was $12.96… pretty darned close I’d have to say!! Although, if you happen to get in the same cab as the young Shmuck that picked me up, you’ll likely pay closer to $16 + tip – the reason?? Check out the route that this dude elected to take, obviously in an effort to bumb up the fare a couple of dollars… I knew exactly what the dude was up to but I was hardly in the mood to get into it with him, perhaps next time. See the map below, the RED line is the route he took me on, the green is how he actually should have done the trip. Next time I’ll use the Bing taxi fare calculator perhaps
