taxi
Sign in to savethumb|A luminous taxi top sign A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are decided by the service provider, not by the customers, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode.
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A taxi is a vehicle with a driver that you can hire to travel between locations of your choice, typically for a single passenger or small group. Unlike public transport where routes and stops are set by the service provider, taxis offer flexibility because passengers decide where they want to go.
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- Etymology
- History
- Hackney carriages
- Hansoms
- Modern taxicabs
- As military and emergency transport
- Vehicles
- Wheelchair-accessible taxicabs
- Other
- Livery
- Hiring
- Dispatching
- Drivers and companies
- Regulatory compliance and training
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Navigation
- Environmental concerns
- Alternative energy and propulsion
- International trade association
- Occupational hazards
- Regulation
- Support of deregulation
- Airport taxis as a special case
- Partial deregulation as a failure
- Opposition to deregulation
- Results of deregulation in specific localities
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
thumb|A luminous taxi top sign A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are decided by the service provider, not by the customers, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode.
There are four distinct forms of taxicab, which can be identified by slightly differing terms in different countries: Hackney carriages, also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, licensed for hailing throughout communities Private hire vehicles, also known as minicabs or private hire taxis, licensed for pre-booking only Taxibuses, also come in many variations throughout the developing countries as jitneys or jeepney, operating on pre-set routes typified by multiple stops and multiple independent passengers Limousines, specialized vehicle licensed for operation by pre-booking