The best taxi in the world

— Taxi! Taxi is not expensive! Ta-a-axy! Where are we going, young man? - Eastern District. — 2500, not expensive!

Yes, you go to f * ny, not expensive! To stand in a traffic jam on Leningradka and on the Moscow Ring Road for only 2,500 rubles, how nice. During the day, I choose only the train and metro, and at night I order a regular city taxi, which costs me 1,100 rubles.

The visiting card of Moscow airports and railway stations (and not only Moscow ones) are vile swindlers who surround all entrances and exits in several cordons and greet arriving people with a boorish face, selling their services. How frank and vile it looks: “Dear Muscovites and guests of the capital, welcome to Moscow! Everything here is corrupt, as it should be. We can't and won't do anything."

Instead of kicking out all these bastards with a bang and leaving only official taxi stands with FIXED prices, airport and police services are only capable of posting signs “do not use the services of illegal taxi drivers, it is dangerous.” All.

Some taxi citizens, apparently of low rank, stand at the exit to the Aeroexpress platform and try to persuade them to go by car with them for a price of only 5 times more. At the same time, my friend watched the picture when, according to the schedule, there were two trains left before the night window, and the vile crook assured the married couple that there would be no more trains, that the metro was already closed in Moscow and there was only one reliable option - his taxi.

Vegetable markets instead of airports are a mirror of our reality. I suggest looking at how a taxi works in Asia's leading financial center.

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Source: Zhzhurnal/chistoprudov

1. Hong Kong International Airport. All terminals have convenient navigation - you go there, you go to the bus, there you go to the train, there you go to the parking lot, and here you go to the taxi. No bombing in the arrivals area, not a single vile person who wants to rob you.

There are two queues in the taxi zone - from taxi drivers who patiently wait to get into their car and passengers with suitcases (in this photo, an example of a parking lot from Victoria Peak). The queue is moving fast. A special person distributes passengers to cars to speed up the process. He also gives you a piece of paper with your driver's number, and a phone number where you can complain in case of any inconvenience.

2. Taxis in Hong Kong are categorized according to three colors, each representing a specific area. Any taxi can take passengers to the International Airport as well as Hong Kong Disneyland.

Red taxis serve the territory of almost all of Hong Kong, with the exception of Tung Chung Road on Lantau Island and the entire southern part of Lantau Island. Green taxis serve only New Earths. Blue taxis serve only Lantau Island.

An example of prices for the most expensive and basic taxi (Red): The first two kilometers, or less - 85 rubles (convenient for fast movement within the area, if you are too lazy to go) Each subsequent kilometer when ordering up to 300 rubles - 35 rubles Each subsequent kilometer when ordering more than 300 rubles — 22 rubles One minute of waiting — 7 rubles Luggage transportation — 22 rubles.

3. All cars are 6-seater. Two passengers and a driver can sit in front. Behind - three passengers.

4. With the exception of some remote areas, there are a huge number of taxis in Hong Kong. Every second car on the road is a taxi. You can usually hail a taxi on the streets (with the exception of those places where stopping is prohibited) or order by phone. Also throughout the city there are parking lots for taxis, where you can wait for your car under a canopy. All vehicles are metered, clean (though not new) and air conditioned.

5. An example of a small queue at a taxi stop.

Why are taxis in Hong Kong so popular? In addition to a convenient and honest service, using a taxi is sometimes cheaper than having your own car. A car in Hong Kong is very expensive. And the cost of a garage or parking space is comparable to the cost of the vehicle itself.

6. There are more than 200 special places in Hong Kong for getting in and out of taxis. There are also about 50 special places exclusively for disembarking passengers. All these places are marked on the asphalt with white paint.

7. The cityscape of Hong Kong will be incomplete if there is not at least one taxi car in the frame.

8. Another example of a taxi stop in the bustling Wanchai area. By the way, more than 80% of trips are made by Hong Kong residents by public transport, including taxis.

9. I can’t say anything good about driving style. Local drivers do not hesitate to accelerate properly and lay a turn. I never met a quiet and calm driver, although I used taxi services 50 times.

10. I assume that in England or, for example, in the city of New York, there is also an excellent taxi system. Only I have not been there yet, so Hong Kong taxi for me is now the best in the world.

11. According to rough estimates, about a million taxi trips are made daily in Hong Kong. All taxi services are licensed and regulated by the Hong Kong Department of Transportation.

12. When the taxi is free, a small red light is on at the bottom of the windshield, which is visible during the day. At night, a free taxi can be identified by a luminous “Taxi” sign on the roof of the cab.

13. In general, you will be in Hong Kong, be sure to take a ride in a local taxi and get the pleasure that is not clear in Russia when it will be )