Posts Tagged ‘taxi’

Flutter

08 Oct 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Flew out of China on a national holiday – whilst many taxis sported Chinese flags – about half were adapted to avoid flapping – wrapped …
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Rank, Order

Shanghai taxi drives ID includes a registration number 111,892 where the lower the number the more earlier the driver was registered. One colleagues opined that …
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Personal Content is King

In a world of personal music devices the taxi driver with the audio-in cable is king. Careening around Almaty listening to the driver’s head banging …
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How to Surive the Airport Taxi

If there’s one thing that is likely to raise the stress levels of the think-you’ve-seen-it-all-before business traveler it’s the taxi from the airport to the …
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Arrivals

28 May 2010
In: Almaty, Today's Office
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Arrive into Kazakhstan’s Almaty airport – the muscle who tried to take the back seat didn’t contradict its reputation for a drop-you-at-the-edge-of-town and squeeze-you-for-payment hustle. …
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Urban Dances

14 May 2010
In: Cultural Norms, People's Square
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Every country has it’s own nuanced taxi services and China is no different: from the expectation that passengers will use of the front-side seat; a …
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Everyday Bribery

After a week of shuttling to meetings in and around Seattle not one taxi receipt signed by a driver. It is in part, an implicit …
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Four Person Taxi Meter

02 Apr 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Tehran
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When you run a shared taxi service and customers step into and out of your ride at different points of the journey – how to …
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Car Customisation

13 Feb 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Espoo
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Espoo Taxi driver adds rear door handle to make it easier to pull the door to. The Japanese have solved this issue through the use …
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