Taxi Driver Online

Exactly laughing all the way to the bank

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

I have no issue with ABS or ESP or anything else for that matter, but the point is that it will be law for every vehicle to have it.

Which main routes are one way

Well then you win again as you said before the new TXIII will be fitted with ABS.

Are you sure it's not your birthday?

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All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell, "Animal Farm"

classic

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

You'd be surprised!, if anything that percentage would be the other way round, the loss of the "turning circle" would be a disaster in Edinburgh. Next time you are dropping off in the waverly "skippy" just watch the differance between black cabs and other taxi vehicles turning to get out.

What I have been hearing is that the Tx111 has to be fitted with ABS and it is not technically possible to have that as well as the 25ft turning circle.
Does anyone know if that is true?

If it is then it puts the whole debate about vehicle choice in a differant light I think, although the feedback on a used E7 is still a bit worrying.

Jack.

Then you stay well clear of the taxi/PH trade.

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IDFIMH

But is anyone saying you can't have it?

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IDFIMH

Possibly the most pertinent remark you have ever posted

At the moment you are quite correct, but that looks set to change if the info on the tx3 is correct.

Jack.

ok Mr Honest Scotsman it was a JOKE and nothing to do with ignorance.
the reason i think they are "junk" is quite simple i have talked to a good few taxi drivers who tell me that they are total junk and the trade in value on the TX2s is crap.

HaHa Chipper Point is they may be "junk" according to your sources but on the whole they give good service if properly maintained, remember some of them are running 24/7 it would be a miracle if any vehicle put through the rigours of taxi work never developed any faults.

They have wind deflectors Dusty no increase in greenhouse gasses, the air just slips over it.

Now I dont wish to get involved in a slanging match here but your post is very misleading.

I have indeed done emergency stops without ABS, actually I have never driven a vehicle with ABS, the thing that worries me is that this drivers aid and any others come to that, seem to make people think that they will be invincible when driving, this may lead to a higher rate of accidents due to driver risk compensation or risk homeostasis to give it another name, what it really means is that because you identify a risk in a system, and that risk is then designed out, you will take compensatory risks in another part of the system thats the theory anyway, but you have already stated that the euro cab will stop in half the distance of a TX11, I doubt the braking distance would be shortened by that amount actually on some surfaces I would imagine it to be longer or about the same.