1. Only get into a taxi that stops after you've flagged it down. Don't get into one if the driver stopped just on seeing you walk down the pavement - even if you haven't shown any sign of needing a cab - and is looking eagerly thru the rear view mirror, waiting for you to approach.
2. Don't get into the front passenger's seat alongside the driver (that's common sense, of course). And certainly DON'T get into a taxi if the driver is asking you to sit next to him. Just wait for the next taxi that comes around, even if you're in the biggest hurry.
3. If the driver starts asking about where you work, how long you've been in the country and stuff, you can put up with it. If he asks for your phone number, and the questions start getting personal, ask him to halt at the nearest stop, and get off.
4. Try not to take a taxi after 6 in the evening if you're alone.After dark, ask a family member or friend to pick you up if you're stranded somewhere.
5. They charge you more if you're taking a cab from outside a hotel or shopping mall. Look around for the nearest place where you can hail a cab without looking like you've just exited these places.
6. Looking more businesslike/corporate employee always helps. Formal clothes, and a couple of files, papers or books in hand, and you're automatically accorded some respect.
7. Always be polite to cabbies, not friendly. There's a difference.
1. Only get into a taxi that stops after you've flagged it down. Don't get into one if the driver stopped just on seeing you walk down the pavement - even if you haven't shown any sign of needing a cab - and is looking eagerly thru the rear view mirror, waiting for you to approach.
2. Don't get into the front passenger's seat alongside the driver (that's common sense, of course). And certainly DON'T get into a taxi if the driver is asking you to sit next to him. Just wait for the next taxi that comes around, even if you're in the biggest hurry.
3. If the driver starts asking about where you work, how long you've been in the country and stuff, you can put up with it. If he asks for your phone number, and the questions start getting personal, ask him to halt at the nearest stop, and get off.
4. Try not to take a taxi after 6 in the evening if you're alone.After dark, ask a family member or friend to pick you up if you're stranded somewhere.
5. They charge you more if you're taking a cab from outside a hotel or shopping mall. Look around for the nearest place where you can hail a cab without looking like you've just exited these places.
6. Looking more businesslike/corporate employee always helps. Formal clothes, and a couple of files, papers or books in hand, and you're automatically accorded some respect.
7. Always be polite to cabbies, not friendly. There's a difference.