Robert Watcher
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Asher Kelman
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One must admit these are handsome and so roomy!
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Andrew Stannard
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A classic shot for London! Nicely done.
Legally these taxis are required to have a very tight turning circle - 25ft I believe. This is to enable them to easily perform u-turns in the London streets without have to go through a series of forwards and backwards manoeuvres. By comparison most cars and SUVs probably have a turning circle of around 35ft.
Andrew.
Legally these taxis are required to have a very tight turning circle - 25ft I believe. This is to enable them to easily perform u-turns in the London streets without have to go through a series of forwards and backwards manoeuvres. By comparison most cars and SUVs probably have a turning circle of around 35ft.
Andrew.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Yes, very strict specifications!
…..and got the drivers there’s much more. Becoming a taxi driver, at lest decades ago, required hundreds of hours cycling around London or other Cities and learning street names.
I wonder whether that has changed since the ubiquitous advent of electronic guidance devices?
Asher
Robert Watcher
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Very interesting
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
At least until 2014, that black car test is still required learning more than 25,000 streets, their direction, all hospitals, parks, major businesses, schools, museums and non private destinations.m
Be amazed by this New York Times article!
However, the Mayor of London has removed the £5,000 fee for the exam and some commercial Minicabs companies are paying for the tuition in a major recruitment drive for this commerce sector!
Asher
Be amazed by this New York Times article!
However, the Mayor of London has removed the £5,000 fee for the exam and some commercial Minicabs companies are paying for the tuition in a major recruitment drive for this commerce sector!
Asher
Andrew Stannard
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A great article that. From the one below it seems like 'The Knowledge' is still required, but they are looking into ways to modernise the test, as the number of people willing to commit to passing it is on the decline - and as you pointed out, we now have tools like Google maps.
https://www.intelligenttransport.co...ting-the-knowledge-save-london-taxi-industry/
Andrew.