Sentences with phrase «take in a taxi»

It is not too cumbersome to switch from car to car, take in a taxi, or even on a plane.

This is a great advantage for a traveling car seat, especially if you take it in taxis or on airplanes.

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Its profits and stock took a hit in 2016 and 2017, due to write - offs from a poorly timed earlier bet: Signature had become a major financier of permits for New York taxi drivers, just in time for the Uber era.

In Tarija, a taxi can take you from one end of the small city to the other for less than $ 2.

You take down the drop, which is the initial fare you get charged when you get in a taxi, from $ 4.25 to $ 3.25.

The #DeleteUber campaign on Facebook and Twitter erupted when Uber was accused of breaking a taxi strike in New York, right around the time Kalanick was taking heat for sitting on the president's business - advisory council in the midst of public outcry regarding Trump's travel ban.

One crafty recipient took his stipend and invested in a motorbike to provide taxi rides.

Neither did Uber primarily target nonconsumers — people who found the existing alternatives so expensive or inconvenient that they took public transit or drove themselves instead: Uber was launched in San Francisco (a well - served taxi market), and Uber's customers were generally people already in the habit of hiring rides.

When Roberts was weighing an offer for Sky, a trip to see Sky's products in store, and the knowledge of the London taxi driver that took him there, helped to make up his mind.

This shift took place amid staunch resistance from taxi incumbents in certain geographies.

Neither of those convictions would have kept the driver from working for Uber since the company only bans drivers for felonies that have taken place within the past seven years, a stricter criteria than the one used to grant a taxi license in the state of Illinois.

It leads to a more collaborative and less hierarchical society, since a CEO in civilian life may end up taking orders from a taxi driver in the service, as well as future business partnerships.

It would take some bargain hunting to find better deals in this tropical town; when searching through the weekly coupons from Publix supermarket we uncovered a whole chicken from $ 1.29 per pound as compared to Grocery Taxi's $ 1.94 per pound, but a pound of green beans at Publix was only $ 0.10 cheaper than the Grocery Taxi price ($ 1.59 versus the Publix sale price of $ 1.49).

In January, Uber contended with a #deleteUber campaign by riders who thought the company was trying to take advantage of a taxi strike at Kennedy International Airport in New YorIn January, Uber contended with a #deleteUber campaign by riders who thought the company was trying to take advantage of a taxi strike at Kennedy International Airport in New Yorin New York.

In the first half of 2015, 97 % of customers who rode solo and paid by credit card took advantage of that option, leaving a median tip of $ 2, according to a Quartz analysis of data from the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission.

Ride - sharing apps have taken off among Vietnam's rapidly expanding middle class as they provide four - wheeled comfort in a country better known for chaotic swarms of scooters and Southeast Asia's most expensive taxi fares.

Yellow taxis still account for more drop offs in Brooklyn, since many people continue to take taxis from Manhattan to Brooklyn, but even in drop offs, the green taxis are closing the gap.

I live in Brooklyn, and although I sometimes take taxis, an anecdotal review of my credit card statements suggests that I take about four times as many Ubers as I do taxis.

Other politicians should not take this as their cue to establish a «Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi Stand» in Swift Current, Sask., or an «Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi Skate Park» in Napanee, Ont., and please do not consider a «Taking Care of Business Park» in Winnipeg.

A large Mercedes taxi was taking me to 3 Ibn Ezra in Jerusalem, one of the most unusual cities of this world, to the home of Mordecai M. Kaplan.

Ride a bike down to Red Hook or take the the Ikea water taxi, which leaves from Pier 11 in the financial district and drops you off two blocks from the restaurant.

One man awoke with a start in an airport lounge, rushed out to a taxi and said, «Take me to Johnstone.»

Hi — am thinking of a holiday in new york in the summer — 2 adults and 4 kids (aged 10,8,5,2)-- is it practical to get around new york — am guessing most taxis won't take 6 and is the subway practical with a 2 year old in a stroller?

One supposes the maternity taxis take some of the pressure off train riders, too, because if a very pregnant woman gets off, two people can get on in her place.

I shied away from package tours because we found it easier to ask around and find a taxi or driver willing to take us around at our own pace, with our own car seat installed in the car.

Taxis are hit and miss in a lot of smaller destinations, so if you come across a good one, take your driver's contact information.

As we mostly take taxis or grab a ride in a friend's car, it's been essential to use a travel system that allows me to transfer the infant car seat from home to car to stroller base.

It is also very compact; it easily fits into the trunks of taxis and other vehicles and takes up little room in our closet.

The handy little devices made by Fitbit prove, once and for all, that fitness comes not only from the big workouts and sweaty hours spent in the gym but also from the small choices that add up to meaningful differences: the extra steps taken to walk to a meeting instead of ride the subway or take a taxi, the escalator ignored in favor of the stairs, and the extra hour of sleep chosen over one more TV show or one more chapter of your book.

On the safety front, we didn't take car seats, and found (from our experiences in taxis without the kids) that the taxi drivers seemed to drive much more carefully when we had the kids in the back with us.

There were no seatbelts in any taxis in Bangkok, but in Phuket the taxi (private car) that took us back to the airport had rear - seat belts, which was a treat!

We even took our kids in the little white taxi vans and it was a great experience.

Taxis are so reasonable in Manhattan, and if your child is over 45 ″ it might actually be cheaper for your family to take a taxi instead of the subway.

For take off I would suggest waiting until you are actually zooming down the runway to start since there can be long waits in taxiing before take off (and I heard about a woman who gave baby a bottle and baby had finished it long before take - off).

It does seem ironic that while the law says everything in the cabin must be secured during taxi, take - off and landing, children under 2 are the exception.

There would really be no point of taking a taxi to rush a woman to a hospital when the baby is too close to coming as the ride may put the life of the unborn as well as the mother in great jeopardy.

It took us around 70 minutes in a taxi.

When you are in a hurry, there is nothing like taking a ride - sharing service or taxi.

Whether she needs to get a perfect table in a restaurant or hail a taxi in a crowd, an Aries will take charge and get what she wants.

(Also in the running were former NYC Councilman / current Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky, who was the only white candidate in the race and drew fire by moving into the district to take advantage of the split black vote; former Sen. Carl Andrews, and Owens» son, Chris).

My friend negotiated the price of the taxi prior to our taking a seat, as is the custom in Senegal.

I arrive on Saturday exhausted (I had no idea how tiring descaling a kettle could be), climb into a taxi and in a weary voice squeak «Take me to Labour conference please?»

If this means taking five extra minutes a day to answer strangers who question you in the marketplace or to explain why 2,000 CFA is the appropriate cost for a taxi ride (i.e. «not all foreigners are wealthy», «I have lived in Dakar for three years», etc.), so be it.

In this election cycle he has taken at least $ 12,000 from taxi or taxi - related entities, which is about 8 % of his total fundraising so far.

Those fees for private vehicles would be implemented at 60th Street, while taxis and for - hire vehicles could see surcharges take effect higher in Manhattan, at 96th Street.

Barristers» chambers work a bit like a taxi rank — the case comes in, whoever is next in line takes it.

According to Mr. Arthur, after receiving the cash, he took an Uber taxi to Ghana International Bank's city offices to deposit the money in Otumfuo's account.

The fees on taxis and for - hire vehicles could take effect within a year, followed by trucks and then cars in 2020.

If you live in Manhattan, you can take subways, buses or taxis.»

Ride - hailing services are similar to taxi services, in that passengers can call for a vehicle to take them to a destination of their choice.