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Nowadays a taxi is an integral part of a life of any megalopolis, and sometimes even the important detail of its individual image (for example, London’s cabs). There is not a secret to nobody that now it is already unfashionable «to spend money for a wind» – for change to an era of consumption, time of healthy economy and rational distribution of accessible resources has come.
Ordering the car in a taxi service or raising a hand on road, we are faced to absolutely different people. Frequently we do not pay attention at all who drives the car. The main thing is to reach to destination. It happens that we share with vital problems with absolutely stranger about which existence we will forget, hardly the door will slam. So what is he, a modern taxi driver of a big city?
There is no an unambiguous answer on this question. There is a whole category of people, for which taxi is all life. As a rule, they have the experience of driving more than 20 years and they remember a Soviet period and yellow checkered “Volga”. Such drivers have seen much on the long professional way, they are good psychologists, work responsibly and seriously. They perfectly know a city, can advise, to what restaurant it is better to go to have a rest, to spend time pleasantly, in general – complete tour of the city is provided, if the customer satisfied with the price.
Come-and-go people also work in taxi. Sometimes you are surprised, what fate brought the person with three higher education and solid enough past for work in a taxi. But that is remarkable, a lot of people like this work, despite of its seeming simplicity. So do not be surprised when you call a taxi, you will see a car with an academician at the wheel … And sometimes among clients interesting interlocutors could be met and the companions will not be bored.
One more category is temporary drivers. For any reasons they are compelled to work as a taxi driver in view of its relative accessibility (though it is necessary to make a reservation that there is a little of such drivers in services of the order of a taxi, taxi services do not conflict with the legislation). Raising a hand on road you will sit down in the car to such driver with much bigger probability and his car will not to be in perfect condition. The knowledge of a city, most likely, will be far not at height and you should to show a way to him.
I have drawn a portrait of the modern taxi driver to you. Perhaps, sitting in the car next time, it becomes interesting to you to look more attentively at the person holding a wheel.
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The taxi history has begun in ancient times with a profession of coachmen and carriers. In France the first, so-called, the taxi has appeared in 17 century. There were horse crews which one enterprising Frenchman has organized on the inn near a chapel of the St. Fiacre. Later, in 1896 people have decided to make motorized «fiacres”, without horses. They have removed shafts; have established the petrol engine behind, and near a seat of the driver – a steering column and control levers.
The London taxi most known in the world – so-called “cabs” have rich history. Cars black cab, traditionally painted in black color, was developed specially for use in a taxi. The second, less well-known kind of a taxi, works on challenges of customers, and illegal carriers who work, basically, at night are considered as the third. Now taxi is presented to England by production of three firms: London Taxi International, Hooper and Asquith. The last is famous for the replikars — copies of ancient models of the cars equipped with the modern equipment. The black color is chosen as traditional color one, symbolizing honors and advantage. From the beginning of the last century black cabs became the same integral attribute of London, as Big Ben or the Tauersky Bridge.
The first taxi has appeared in 17 century in France, in small town Mo. On one of inns about a chapel of the Sacred Fiacre the enterprising Frenchman on a surname of Sovazh had been organized park of double horse crews and the company on carrying of local residents is opened. Each vehicle has been decorated by a bas-relief with the image sacred; therefore soon this kind of hired transport began to be called as “fiacres”.
Crews made the big success at the population, business developed, and in 1896 the petrol engine has replaced horse-drawn carriages. Motorized “fiacres” continued to carry inhabitants of small town and vicinities, and the fare made a reservation in advance. But after the invention in 1905 of a taximeter all trips are strictly charged by means of this counter.
Having caught a demand of this type of transport, manufacturers of cars have adjusted release of special cars, and company Renault became the first. Taxi differed color — to be allocated against the general stream of movement — and a body design. First “Reno” superficially resembled well-known “fiacres” – the passenger part of the car was similar to the closed carriage, and the driver was in the open lobby of a part. After the car became completely closed, and there was the falling glass partition separating passengers from the driver.
Modern taxi in New York is divided into “yellow” and special “car services”. The first have no dispatchers therefore select the voting passengers, the second are the custom-made taxi habitual to us working on a call, not having rights to use counters and lamps checkered or other symbols of a taxi.
Replaced horse crews elektrocabs arrived, and in 1907 the taxi-boom has begun, many people began to develop cars as taxis. Now in England there are three firms which build taxi-cabs – London Taxi International, Hooper and Asquith, known for the replicars.
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And some general tips – today the Internet technologies give you a really unique chance to choose exactly what you require for the best price on the market. Strange, but most of the people don’t use this opportunity. In real practice it means that you must use all the tools of today to get the information that you need.
Search Google or other search engines. Visit social networks and check the accounts that are relevant to your topic. Go to the niche forums and participate in the online discussion. All this will help you to build up a true vision of this market. Thus, giving you a real chance to make a smart and nicely balanced decision.
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