Anyone who’s ever waited — and waited and waited — to grab a cab home to the suburbs at closing time on the Granville Strip knows there’s a serious taxi problem in B.C.

For some people, the problem is obvious — the province doesn’t allow Uber, Lyft or any other ride-hailing services that might fill the service gap.

But a technical report released this week by transportation expert Dan Hara, who holds a PhD in economics, suggests the roots of B.C.’s taxi troubles go much deeper than that.

It reveals complaints from just about everyone who has a stake in personal transportation and analyzes how