If earlier, only wealthy people could afford a taxi ride, now everyone uses the services of passenger transportation. Therefore, in a taxi there are many random people who do not know the basic rules of decent behavior.
But even in the time of Peter I a profession appeared - a cabman. So, then everything was much stricter than now. However, not all taxi drivers are as terrible as they think. All taxi workers can be divided into several different groups, depending on their behavior. Below are the top 10 common types of taxi drivers.
10. Taxi driver random
As already noted, there are a lot of random people in a taxi. It doesn’t matter how they got here, on the announcement or on the recommendation of acquaintances, one thing is important - most of them go to work in a taxi not from a good life. Maybe this is the father of a large family who has nothing to feed the children. Or is it a student whom parents gave him an old car yesterday. He does not know the city, he does not have a navigator. If you are traveling with such a taxi driver, most likely, you did not get through to the dispatcher, but simply stopped the first car that came across. Such drivers are also called "bombs", however, this type is now rare, such activity is considered illegal. Although such a dunno driver can come to order. Taxi drivers are often not enough, so everyone is hired.
9. Schumacher
If you are lucky enough to get into a car to a Schumacher, you will remember your whole life to the smallest detail. Not the fact that after such a trip you do not have to visit a hairdresser. He will bring anyone to gray hair. The driver does not follow the rules of the road, he does not care about the cameras. To your timid objections, he will answer: “What are you? I’ve been driving since I was 13, I took a car from my father and drove at night. Do you want another push? ”. You will remember the prayers, even if they were not known, and when you are taken to your destination, cross yourself and run away without even picking up the change. Schumacher will think that the client was very pleased with his driving style.
8. Realistic taxi driver
This man is going to work in a taxi because he needs money. He treats his duties conscientiously. By the way, the best type of taxi drivers. He says hello, will not pester you with conversations. A taxi driver complies with all traffic rules. Moreover, his car is clean and tidy, he himself looks decent. He will take you to your destination without any problems. Give change to a penny. He always has change, he will not appropriate your 10 rubles in the hope of getting rich. He will say goodbye to you and wish you a good day or a good rest.
7. Remnant of the 1990s
You will notice this taxi driver from afar. He will arrive in a domestic car, which celebrated more than one anniversary. Loud music, usually chanson. Middle-aged man in a leather jacket. He will tell you everything about his life, even if you are against it. Most recently, 20 years ago, he was a cool bandit. He earned a lot of money and kept in fear the whole city (the area who has what opportunities). Nevertheless, the gangster life did not appeal to him, he changed his mind in time. Now he temporarily (this year already 10 years) works in a taxi, and after a couple of weeks he opens his own shopping center and buys a foreign car.
6. Dreamer
Another failed businessman. Only in his life there are even more successes and money. He will tell you that he is fabulously rich, that he has a shop, a pharmacy, stalls, a car wash. But all this is so boring that from time to time he sits in his old foreign car (let the Mercedes rest in a two-level garage for now) and goes on a taxi. Very often, gullible girls dreaming of a secret oligarch become victims of his stories. What, what, and he knows how to roll. Women love with their ears, but to speak beautifully is part of it.
5. Accurate maniac
The interior of his car is fragrant with cleanliness and freshness. Light upholstery, expensive flavor. Before embarking on you, look appraisingly. He will notice every speck of dust, God forbid, you will have dirty shoes. This person can easily ask a client to wipe their feet. If you seem to him not clean enough, it may refuse. It is no use scandal. It is unclear why such people go to work in a taxi. Be careful, do not slam the door, do not touch anything. An accustomed maniac may attack you because you stained his floor mats a little.
4. Female taxi driver
Typically, women taxi drivers prefer to work during the day. But there are those who are not afraid of night work. They follow the rules of the road, greet, say goodbye, do not bother with conversations. It is comfortable to ride with them, but there is one “but”. Although no one will surprise a woman behind the wheel, the stereotype of “macaque with a grenade” still has a place to be. Passengers, especially men, are often afraid to entrust their life to an unknown woman, begin to prompt her, advise her on how and where to go. How she will respond is unknown. Even the whitest and fluffiest-looking woman can release her claws. Therefore, if you got into a car with a woman taxi driver, sit calmly, do not comment and do not interfere with her work.
3. A taxi driver by vocation
This man has been working in taxis for over 20 years. He has an impressive experience, he is a pretty good driver. Again, this does not mean that he will leave you alone. On the contrary, he will tell you how the work of a taxi driver has changed over 20 years, how many cars he bought, how many he sold, how many people he gave. He will say that now "the times are not the same." Now, if he had been made president, he would have shown everyone where the crayfish hibernate. However, this driver is quite harmless. You can’t worry about your life, he drives carefully, and you can just talk past your ears.
2. Heart scratch
Very rare type. This driver does not work in a taxi, but also sometimes found. Once every 15 years. For a woman, this is a man in a huge jeep. He will stop when he sees her at the stop, wet from the rain with three packets from Pyaterochka. He will plant, drive home, take no money. A scratch on the heart, and only. For a man, this is a young beauty in a red car. She agrees to help when she sees him alone at a bus stop with a big bear. Yes, he bought a bear for his daughter, but without too much thought he would give it to this girl. But she will say goodbye, refuse money and say: "Hello to my daughter." After such meetings, life seems gray and meaningless.
1. Grandpa
If your grandfather came to your order, you're out of luck. The car is old, domestic, it looks completely nothing, polished to a shine. Inside, everything is old, but also clean. Rides as fast as you walk through the park. He will not talk to you. Perhaps not to be distracted from the road, or maybe because I forgot my hearing aid at home. However, you won’t even say a word to him, you will scold yourself for not taking the subway; dispatcher for giving your order to grandfather; the state because the grandfather in retirement is forced to earn extra money in order to buy himself medicine. The mood for the whole day will be spoiled. Do not take everything so close to heart, maybe grandpa just does not want to sit at home. To fix your mood is simple: do not take change from him. You will spend the rest of the day feeling generous Rothschild.