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Photo of the Day (5.30.09)
Add one more thing to my growing list of things to do before I die: be a contestant on the Cash Cab. What could be more quintessentially New York than an endless row of New York taxi cabs? This photo, brought to us by ultraclay, not only captures the perfectly organized chaos that is New York City street life, but he brings these yellow cabs lined up in a row into vibrant life.
Those of you like myself who are dying to get on the Cash Cab might utilize these strategies when hailing a taxi in the hopes of finding the show's host, Ben Bailey, sitting behind the wheel:
- Stick to midtown -- more specifically, Columbus Circle: Only rarely does the Cash Cab pick up passengers in uptown or downtown.
- Look like a tourist: Most Cash Cab contestants are out of towners.
- Flag a van: 90% of New York cabs are sedans, and the Cash Cab is a van.
- Rub your rabbit's foot: Really, flagging the Cash Cab just takes a lot of luck.
If you have some great travel shots you'd like to share, be sure to upload them to the Gadling pool on Flickr. We might just pick one as our Photo of the Day!
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Photos, North America, United States, Photo of the Day, Transportation, Travel Trivia
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Johnie Jun 8th 2009 5:48PM
Cash Cab doesn't just pick random people off the streets. The contestants are selected in advance but not told that it's for Cash Cab.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081211073455AAaKyB5
pradeep.kharade Aug 3rd 2009 12:35AM
we r becoming need a job of taxi.............