Assessments of the effectiveness of Monday’s first rolling taxi strike are decidedly mixed. The Post takes a look at how limousine drivers took advantage of the opportunity to charge $20 for a one-zone fare yesterday morning. The Examiner offers just a quick recap before quoting Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham as seeming to side almost completely with the cabbies.

Our own observations tell us that it was difficult to find a taxicab yesterday morning, but by the afternoon, more and more cabs were available, and by the evening rush hour, well before the 12-hour strike was set to end at 7 p.m., downtown streets looked close to business as usual. Many cab drivers appear to be willing to strike part-time, but it seems, at least based on what we saw, that many others weren’t willing to give up an entire day of pay to argue about time and distance meters. Whether subsequent strikes in the following weeks will see cab driver resolve falter even more remains to be seen, but the Post quotes one sage cabbie admitting that meters are “inevitable.”

So what was your experience yesterday, both in the morning and the evening? Let us know in comments, and remember that next week, cab drivers are supposed to strike on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — which is also the same day as the presidential primary election here in the District.

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