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UNOCCUPIED TAXI CAB [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Transportation
CONT

When a taxi driver of an unoccupied taxi is seeking passengers on a road unknown to him or her in a large city, what should the driver do? Alternatives include cruising around the road or waiting for a time period at the roadside in the hopes of finding a passenger or just leaving for another road enroute to a destination he [or she] knows (e.g., hotel taxi rank)? ... There could be different answers to the question poised above, but one fundamental problem is how the driver learns about the likelihood of finding passengers on a road that is new to him [or her.]

Key term(s)
  • unoccupied taxi cab
  • vacant taxi cab

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de véhicules automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Transports

Spanish

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