taxi

Also known as cab, taxicab, taxi transportation, taxis, cabs, taxicabs

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.

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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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Subclass of: land transport
Has part: transport
Named after: taximeter
Image: Cabs.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Taxis
Commons category: Taxi vehicles
Unicode character: 🚖
Commons gallery: Taxi
different from: Taxi
used by: taxi driver
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000612
model item: share taxi
equivalent class: schema.org/Taxi

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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections

Contents

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

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

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