[VIDEO] Most common taxi signs explained
If your are ever in an emergency, at least you will know what hand sign to use if you need to use public transport.
Have you ever wondered why that man on the side of the road is pointing to the sky?
Could it be for a bird, or a plane or perhaps a foreign flying object?
No, in actual fact, he is signalling a taxi, something which is quite common in South Africa.
News journalist Chantelle Fourie decided to do a little investigation and at Key West Shopping Centre’s taxi rank, she found out what the most common taxi pick-up signs mean.
According to David Mosito, who owns some of the taxis at the rank, people grow up learning the signs and routes from their parents.
Here they are:
The taxi rank at Key West is coordinated by the taxi marshal, a young woman with a board in her hand and a pen, writing down the scheduled routes and whose shift it is.
“You are informed of the routes you are driving every week.”
David, like many of the taxi owners, inherited the taxis from his father, who started the business. If you want to be a taxi driver, you can apply for the job with a driver’s license as the only qualification you need.
As soon as the News left the taxi rank, a white couple boarded one taxi.
“We do it every day,” they said.
David commented that it is not a strange thing to see white people inside taxis.
“There are white people living in Kagiso and Munsieville. There is no difference between a white or black passenger.”
Indeed, from paying about R10 a trip, one can understand that taking a taxi makes more sense than walking.
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