| Taxis are a part of everyone's life, whether you use | | | | something. |
| them for getting to the end of the drive way in the | | | | Cab Chat |
| morning or you work in a car wash. There are times | | | | If the taxi driver has the radio on there is a chance |
| when a taxi can be your hero or your best friend, | | | | that he may not want to chat. There may be some |
| and then there are times when you curse the very | | | | news he is listening to or a football match. This is |
| tires they roll on. The black beetle shaped orbs of | | | | their office so respect them; keep your feet off the |
| heat zoom around our cities, day and night | | | | seats and keep the conversation polite. Try not to |
| connecting people and escorting maidens, they are | | | | get into any sort of an argument as you may |
| emergency maternity hospitals and drunken spaces | | | | distract them while driving, putting you, them and |
| of memory teleportation. No doubt that the taxi is a | | | | other traffic in danger. |
| fixture in our lives for now and the future. | | | | Introducing: Taxi Karma |
| Out of respect for these urban transportation | | | | There is a little known belief that if you treat taxis |
| cocoons, here are a few tips on how best to utilise | | | | with respect then the next time you are stranded in |
| their services. | | | | an unfamiliar part of town, one will be more likely to |
| Hailing a Cab | | | | come to your rescue. This is called Taxi Karma. So |
| When hailing a cab on the street, stand in an area | | | | for example, if you are driving and a taxi is waiting to |
| where there is a clear place for it to stop so that it | | | | pull out, stop and let them go out, and next time you |
| isn't forced to block traffic. This will benefit other | | | | need a taxi, you will have a better chance of one |
| traffic, the taxi and you. Make it clear well in advance | | | | appearing from the fog. Taxi karma can also be |
| that you want him to stop, by keeping your arm | | | | gained by: tipping taxi drivers, being patient when |
| raised until he is within 100 yards and its indicator is | | | | waiting for or ordered one, being loyal to a taxi |
| on. Make sure you know the address of where you | | | | company and following the tips mentioned above. |
| are going and tell the driver in advance if you need | | | | Try utilizing taxi karma next time you come across a |
| to go via another address or a cash machine or | | | | cab. It might just save your life. |