[Pox]

Being a resident of San Diego for over 4 1/2 years now, I've found the best solution for me is if the cabbie and his cab are foul smelling, I will simply tell him to stop, and I will get out of his cab and flag down the next in line until I get a non offensive smelling cab. It has happened to me several times and every time I was asked “what is wrong”, I explain my disgust with a blunt statement and move on.

It works for me, and I hope the situation will eventually improve with this “regulation”, but I doubt much will change, and I will continue my personal “discriminatory” behavior as I see fit.

[Balding_Eagle]

Yours is easily the best solution, and it doesn’t require Big Government.

You hit them where it hurts the most, the wallet.

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

My daughter flys out of SD frequently. She uses Uber instead of traditional cabs. There is an app that you can use to rate your driver.

That's a much better market alternative to government smell inspectors.

I like your strategy, too.