file.newsgroup.cars.102824 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Tommy Reingold)
Subject: Re: Where can I get a New York taxi?
[email protected] (wharfie) writes:
$ [...]
$ Actually, you want a Checker Special if you can find one.
$ Good luck. I'm sorry I let mine go...
I grew up in New York City so I rode in many Checker cabs. The jump
seats were fun as a kid. Although the cars were roomy -- a good trait
for a taxi -- they had a design flaw that I don't understand they never
fixed: the rear passengers tended to fall out of their seats when the
driver braked. I wouldn't want to take a long ride in the back seat of
one of these vehicles. Why did you like yours? I never drove one, so
I have to ask.
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Tommy Reingold
AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ
[email protected] or att!boole!tommy