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1) Hope I will post in the right place. How where and are taxi (cab) services in U.S.A. A lot of New York Cityers travel by taxi, but in another cities? Are the fairs affordable?
2) Do in all cities the front seat or seats are prohibited for passangers? In Romania you could ride in the front, but for 2-3 years the taxi drivers are not so happy about front passangers and most of them have put something in the front place... not all. Probably if the are more customers they will let people in front too. For me, it's a great insult not to be let to seat in the front. Ridesharing, nowdays offers sometimes 5 passanger cars. But I think they are rare. Most, only 4 passanger. One night I had to pay all of the ride, because we where 5 and the cab had only 4 seats... I still wish revenge.
3) One thing that I like about U.S.A. taxies is that they display "On radio call" on that top thing. Probably now they can add "On app comand". In Romania they have only "Free" and "Busy". If you wave your hand and see the green light on top, the driver might not stop and you swear... not knowing he's on call/app comand. Among the stupid laws issued here. One company had a big triangular prims on the rooIn Bucharest ... you could see it from a distance... I think it was also after that law with lights was passed.
Up untill 2003? taxies in Bucharest could be any colour. In communist era films you could see "Dacia" 1300/1310 taxies painted in different colours. But they forced them... Anyway, the car dosen't need to be painted in yellow, you can put some wallpaper. In other cities, I don't know if yellow in mandatory, 'cause I've seen red on taxies from other(s) county(ies).
4) In Romania normal drivers have to pass technical inspection once a year. Taxi cars, twice;
5) I wonder if that checker (chess) universal simbol of taxy camed from the "Checker" company.
2) Do in all cities the front seat or seats are prohibited for passangers? In Romania you could ride in the front, but for 2-3 years the taxi drivers are not so happy about front passangers and most of them have put something in the front place... not all. Probably if the are more customers they will let people in front too. For me, it's a great insult not to be let to seat in the front. Ridesharing, nowdays offers sometimes 5 passanger cars. But I think they are rare. Most, only 4 passanger. One night I had to pay all of the ride, because we where 5 and the cab had only 4 seats... I still wish revenge.
3) One thing that I like about U.S.A. taxies is that they display "On radio call" on that top thing. Probably now they can add "On app comand". In Romania they have only "Free" and "Busy". If you wave your hand and see the green light on top, the driver might not stop and you swear... not knowing he's on call/app comand. Among the stupid laws issued here. One company had a big triangular prims on the rooIn Bucharest ... you could see it from a distance... I think it was also after that law with lights was passed.
Up untill 2003? taxies in Bucharest could be any colour. In communist era films you could see "Dacia" 1300/1310 taxies painted in different colours. But they forced them... Anyway, the car dosen't need to be painted in yellow, you can put some wallpaper. In other cities, I don't know if yellow in mandatory, 'cause I've seen red on taxies from other(s) county(ies).
4) In Romania normal drivers have to pass technical inspection once a year. Taxi cars, twice;
5) I wonder if that checker (chess) universal simbol of taxy camed from the "Checker" company.
