By GaijinPotCategory: Travel
Travel portal hotels.com has completed a survey to find the
world’s best taxi drivers. The best in the world are apparently to
be found in London. London cabs, still officially known as hackney
carriages, are rated the highest because their drivers are friendly
and know how to get to their destination, according to the survey.
Tokyo taxi drivers ranked 5th.
The survey found that London taxis, despite being the most
expensive, beat rivals across the globe to head the list for the
third consecutive years, scoring 59% in votes on several categories
by travelers. Drivers in London must pass an examination called The
Knowledge to get a taxi license.
New York’s taxis came second in the list, scoring 27%, but their
drivers tied with Parisian taxi drivers as the rudest, the report
said, adding that New York was the easiest place to hail a cab.
Rome’s taxi drivers were voted the worst in the world when it
came to the quality of driving.
‘‘Traveling by taxi is one of the first experiences that many
travelers have upon arrival in a new city. In fact, the research
found that cabs are by far the most popular method of traveling
from the airport to their hotel,’’ hotels.com said in a
statement.
The global poll scored city based taxis for their levels of
cleanliness, value, quality of driving, knowledge of the area,
friendliness, safety and availability.
Tokyo taxis scored 26%, and Bangkok famed for its tuk-tuks got
14%. Madrid’s taxis were ranked sixth in the poll, followed by
Copenhagen and Dublin with 11% and Frankfurt and Paris with 10%,
according to Reuters.
Taxis in Sydney scored badly in the areas of value for money,
availability and knowledge of the area. What do you think? Are
Tokyo taxi’s deserving of fifth place or should they be a little
higher?
