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ASSOCIATIONS
Taxi drivers may belong to local unions, which act on their behalf. There is no national organization for this profession.
WEB SITES
Taxis Around the World
http://www.taxi-L.org
A site dedicated to images and discussion regarding cabs and their drivers.
Taxi 2000
http://www.taxi2000.com
A Web site devoted to showcasing the development of the next generation of taxicabs and their dispatching systems.
The Ultimate Taxi
http://www.ultimatetaxi.com
A site complete with Web cameras and photos of celebrities driver Jon Barnes has driven in Aspen, Colorado.
BOOKS
Frolov, Andrei. The Stories of a Taxi Driver. New York: Vantage Press, 1994.
You meet all sorts of people when driving a cab, and this veteran talks about the memorable ones.
Johnson, John. Taxi! True Stories from Behind the Wheel. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 2001.
A look at the different people aboard a Canadian cab.
Mosher, Tim, and Stuart Allen Taub. New York City Taxi & Limousine Drivers Guide. Maspeth, NY: Hagstrom Map Co., 1988.
Tips for getting around New York City's five boroughs, possibly the trickiest region in America for a cabbie.
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