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slowmover · 12-12-2012, 10:08 AM

The knowledge . . great stuff to read on in re London cabbies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16086233

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--xwm7c2aRh...Smart+Taxi.jpg

We lost the iconic American taxi thirty years ago, the 1956-1982 CHECKER Marathon. Could fit four across that back seat, five on the right Friday night.

The station wagon version was the fast ticket in and out of remote airports for a group traveling by light plane; up into a National Park from a train station . . or chartering transportation to a music or art event a good ways away. My favorite ride in one was in a six door version out to the Santa Fe Opera from town. Some quite knowledgeable persons may not have otherwise met.

http://gomotors.net/pics/Checker/che...axi-cab-02.jpg

Seems to me that "public" vehicles need a decent exemption, be it police, EMS or taxis. They are not the problem, per se, and highly dependable long life should be foremost.

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slowmover Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 2,442 2004 CTD - '04 DODGE RAM 2500 SLT Team Cummins 90 day: 19.36 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,422 Thanked 737 Times in 557 Posts	The knowledge . . great stuff to read on in re London cabbies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16086233 http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--xwm7c2aRh...Smart+Taxi.jpg We lost the iconic American taxi thirty years ago, the 1956-1982 CHECKER Marathon. Could fit four across that back seat, five on the right Friday night. The station wagon version was the fast ticket in and out of remote airports for a group traveling by light plane; up into a National Park from a train station . . or chartering transportation to a music or art event a good ways away. My favorite ride in one was in a six door version out to the Santa Fe Opera from town. Some quite knowledgeable persons may not have otherwise met. http://gomotors.net/pics/Checker/che...axi-cab-02.jpg Seems to me that "public" vehicles need a decent exemption, be it police, EMS or taxis. They are not the problem, per se, and highly dependable long life should be foremost. .