New Taxis
I got into a new taxi today. It was one of those small jeeps. What was interesting was the partition. There was a partition between the driver and the passenger in the front seat. A bit claustrophobic for the driver. This particular driver did not like it at all. Interesting but sort of strange.
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i wonder if that partition will eliminate body odor
Nearly all the cabs in Chicago have those partitions – have for years!
If you go to China, in any city you will immediately notice that all the cabs have the driver completely surrounded by such a partition. It’s to protect HIM. There’s also no little window to pass money through, making it tough to pay and get change.
I could be wrong, but that was probably one of the new Ford Escape Hybrid cabs. When there are lots of empty cabs around I actually seek them out for the environment friendly aspect. Personally, I’d love to see London-style purpose built taxis with low entries, wide doors, and room for five or six.
much as i loved my time living and working in nyc, the one thing i missed about london was the ubiquitous london black cab.
the fares are reasonable, they are spendidly comfortable/vast for passenger space, the driver’s knowledgebase is immense and his/her banter often interesting – and, anyway, london’s so damn big you do actually need them – i walked most of the time when in manhattan! come on, manhattan’s tiny – do you really need all those yellow cabs with their bemused drivers?
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