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You can hail all you want, but getting a taxi cab during rush hour in Midtown Manhattan isn't always easy.

"If the weather's inclement and it's raining, what have you, it's really hard in fact it's really impossible," said one rider.

While cabs can hold four people, the Taxi and Limousine Commission says during rush hour, most only carry one or two passengers.

In an effort to reduce wait times without putting more cars on the road, the TLC plans to launch a test program that would allow riders headed in the same direction to share cabs and pay half the price.

LED signs on the top of the cab would let people know which cabs are available for sharing, and if they are already occupied, what neighborhood they are headed.

"Yeah, I would do that, I think it's nice. Just going home or to the store, it's okay," said a rider.

"It's done a lot elsewhere, it would be a novel experience for New Yorkers," said another rider. "Maybe it will remake the New York personality a little bit."

Several companies are said to be working on technology that would keep track of each person's fare and allow them to pay separately, since pickups could happen on the way to a specific destination.

"Very confusing, but it's worth a try. But they ought to work on mass transit first," said a New Yorker.

"I think it might be interesting since the cab fares have gotten so expensive, so I think it's an idea," said another.

The TLC is also looking into allowing group rides from certain busy transit hubs in the mornings, since research shows many trips in Manhattan are similar.

For instance, people headed from Penn Station to 59th Street and Sixth Avenue would be able to line up at a designated taxi stand and ride together for a flat fare of $4 instead of the $6 metered fare.

"I like it very much, in this time of scarce resources, be it the dollar or fuel oil or gasoline," said a rider. "It's a practical solution."

"I don't know, I'm a bit of a cab snob in that sense. I got one here for myself, so I'm going to do that," said another

As of late Wednesday, the program still needed the approval of the TLC board and would not start until fall at the earliest.