"It's not enough to drive. You've got to become a driver. You've get to get the right attitude, understand?...The road is a jungle, get it? A good driver must roar to get ahead on it." into the driver's seat
Into the Driver’s Seat: The Search for Wheels
"It's not enough to drive. You've got to become a driver. You've get to get the right attitude, understand?...The road is a jungle, get it? A good driver must roar to get ahead on it." Into the Driver’s Seat: The Results Are In
Guess who's going to be driving a New York taxi starting in January? I’m already thinking about where I’ll stop for snacks during my first shift... Into the Driver’s Seat: The Taxi Test
80 hours of taxi school, six hours of defensive driving instruction, one doctor visit, two trips to the DMV, one trek to the Social Security Administration and two visits to the Taxi & Limousine Commission, and it all comes down to today's taxi test... Into the Driver’s Seat: 6,400 Miles to Learn
If you happen to get into a yellow taxi in New York City or anywhere in the world this weekend, please salute your driver. Obviously, I've always believed that we should appreciate our cabbies, but until I started the journey from observer to participant, I didn't realize how much respect they really deserve. Into the Driver’s Seat: From Mind-numbing Map Reading to Mind-blowing Baklava
No, I’m not going to subject you to the details of all that I learned on the first day of taxi school.
There were some fun moments, though. I especially liked the tremendously corny video “I AM New York: Becoming a Professional Taxi Driver,” in which a wise man in the rear view mirror shows...Read more »
Into the Driver’s Seat: Taxi School & Street Meat
Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
- Arthur Schopenhauer (quoted on the N train to Queens)
First, the good news: the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) accepted my yellow cab application today and gave me a ticket to taxi school. But not...Read more »
Into the Driver’s Seat: What a Difference an “E” Makes
Warning: The following is a rant, but the profanity is only implied.
Five years ago, a teenage Gypsy caught me with my guard down and lifted my wallet – and every identifying document I owned – in the Madrid subway. Eventually, I replaced all that was missing, but my name somehow ended up misspelled on...Read more »
Into the Driver’s Seat: Tips from a Veteran
The march toward my yellow cab license continues – just one more trip to the DMV, finger printing, notarizing, and four hours at the Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) to process my application.
Then (hopefully) the TLC will give me a ticket to taxi school, where I’ll spend 24 hours studying the fine points of...Read more »
Into the Driver’s Seat?
For those of you who read this blog on a regular basis, please forgive me. I know I’ve been inconsistent about posting recently – and I know this is a huge no-no among those who dictate the rules of the blogosphere. But I’ve got an excuse that just might make up for the lack...Read more »
