Happy Wednesday, everyone! Hopefully you enjoyed the first part of our second movie, Collateral, that we started watching in class earlier today.
BEFORE class on Friday, please use the 'Comment' function on this post to share at least two surprising facts or ideas that you read on the following link:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos245.htm
Also, consider the following questions: What do you know about cab drivers/the culture of cab driving in your home country? What kinds of people become cab drivers? How are cab drivers treated? etc ...
I look forward to reading your responses!
ps. Chi and Wayne have fixed the format of their Beverly Hills Cop survey (see their post, below). Please be sure to complete this survey as soon as possible - and no later than Monday, February 7. Thanks, everyone!
I learn about taxi drivers have a lot of different time of their job, like morning, afternoon, night and weekend.
ReplyDeleteTaxi drivers seldom get the hourly wage, most rent their vehicles from a cab fleet, although many own their vehicles..
i learned taxi driver is a hard work. they must know the location of fire and police stations, as well as hospitals. they should always pay attention to road conditions, to meet the requirements of the guests. every car have tow drivers, one is owner, other one is employer. they have different time to wrok. i know the driver the employment is tended to increase.one car like one family.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the website i learned that taxi drivers usually drive cars that rent from a cab fleet, and also they work longer hour on weekends, holidays and special time.
ReplyDeleteAfter I read "Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs," I learned that taxi drivers are here for bring more convenience. Taxi drivers might drive their own car, they might work for a company which car owner rent theit car to. Texi driver find passangers in three ways, morst usualy way is pick up a customer's call with dispatch services. A good driver should be familiar with city map, then they can find a most suitable route to the destination. The fare depends on the fare system which is regulated by jurisdiction. Chauffeurs do samething with textcaps but they operate luxurier car and have higher wages.
ReplyDeleteAfter I read the website, I learn that taxi drivers are not easy. Some of them work day and night, and they have few holidays. Taxi driver is not that kind of jobs that have walfare and so on. But I think drivers may wish to purchase private health insurance.
ReplyDeleteAfter I read the web, I learn that there are different work hour for the taxi drivers. Something like full time, part time, night, evening, weekend, and on a seasonal basis. The work hours are 8 to 12 hours. Typically, taxi drivers own their cap or rent them from a company called a fleet.
ReplyDeleteEvery country's Taxi drivers are the same. They all work hard and make more convenient for customer to go anywhere. The wage is count by hours. Also the car some people they used their own car and some of them they rent the car from their taxi driver's company.
ReplyDeleteI learned the taxi driver rent the cap from the company or has their own cap. And they work in the different time, like moring, night, weekend, and holidays. They woke like 8 to 12 hours. And in my country almost same with American. They belong to the company and the company give a car for 4 people to drive. They take turns to drive the car. And i think the important thing to become a cap driver need to have the drive licence. And he really konw the city very clearly.
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ReplyDeleteIn hometown .. the cabs and the traffic system are way diffrent than here .. but i think they're way better than as they're friendly and i love the way they act with people but here it;s diffrent as it's more organised and they work more effeciently as they keep awake from 8 to 12 and the company gives the same cab to diffrent people to work on it.
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