Yellow Cab Blues: Learning The Ropes as a New Cabbie in the City
Transportation Nation | Jul 16, 2014
In New York, like a lot of cities across the country, the people who drive taxis are usually immigrants. At a school for new cabbies in New York, drivers learn to navigate the city streets and adjust to a new culture. They come from all over the world looking for a new life in the U.S.
As part of her documentary Yellow Cab Blues, the BBC's Cathy Fitzgerald visited the school in the basement of a restaurant in Queens where the city's newest drivers learn how to avoid tickets and charm passengers for better tips.
What's the most interesting thing you've learned from a cab driver? And if you're a cabbie, what's the most interesting thing you've learned from a passenger? Let us know in the comments below.
