Taxi drivers have to have qualifications and pay for their medallions. It’s not at all a comparison to rideshare drivers, who can be anyone.

And of course public transportation, but I mean to compare to an actual car picking you up and dropping you off when you need that, it’s fucking taxis.

And they’re very difficult to get, so there are more people who need them and don’t have them, than people who don’t need them that do have them. I’ve needed one for almost 20 years and can’t get one. My almost 70 year old mother who’s been disabled for decades finally got only a temporary one 😒

I mostly “look fine” when walking because I’ve learned by now that limping and hobbling cause pain in other parts later. So I have to spend all of my energy focusing on walking “normally,” regardless of how painful it is. That part is invisible to others, but it costs me greatly.