The main takeaway from this article has nothing to do with alcohol but actually how taxis seem to be completely unknown to the author or at least irrelevant. As I read along I just couldn't stop asking myself, didn't these guys have taxis before lyft and uber? And judging from the comments here, apparently in many places around the US, probably not (or they would just refuse to give you service). That's absolutely astounding.
I've lived in plenty of towns without public transportation of any kind - including taxis. You might be able to call them from the next town over, but that's probably gonna cost you at least $100 if they'll do it at all
And then in places with Taxis, most were pretty horrible. For example: My car broke once. Called to see about getting a ride to work the next day (There was no bus service, and at least half the trip had no sidewalks). I was told I'd have to call back when I needed it, and the waiting time could be anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours after I called. Which basically means that you can't make it to any appointment in an appropriate time frame. Half the time, the taxi was a poorly running car, sometimes dirty. I was not in a place with medallions, these were just poor taxi companies.
