The origin of taxi .

It's interesting, a small problem actually tortures many ways, haha.

In the 18th century, if a wealthy Englishman wanted to go on a short trip, he would hire a cabriolet. The word cabriolet is derived from a French verb meaning "to jump". In the 19th century, people began to use the abbreviated form of the word "cab" to refer to the large horse-drawn carriages in the city for rent, and the Deno Sakura Car Rental was born.

In addition, taxis at that time were also called hackneys or hacks, taken from the French word haquenee (horse, horse). To this day, taxi drivers in many cities are still called hackies.

Of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and a taxi ride costs money. In earlier days, taxi drivers charged fares based on the estimated distance traveled. However, in the late 19th century, someone invented a taximeter that could automatically measure the actual distance traveled by a vehicle, which was taken from the French words taxe (equivalent to English tariff) and metre (equivalent to English meter).

It was because of the invention and application of the taxi meter that the taxi soon became known as taxicab, or simply taxi.

Explanation of taxi [taxi, taxicab].

A small car that is paid for people to hire on a temporary basis. Its English name is transliterated as taxi, and it is also called a taxi based on the mileage of the car. Mao Dun "Sending the Exam":

You can't wait; Let's get together and hire a taxi! Ba Jin, "The Cause of People-to-People Friendship": When we were about to leave Zhao's house, we found that it was difficult to call a taxi, so we called Rasjier's house, saying that he had already driven out.

Word Breakdown Explanation of Rental Charge a certain amount of rent for others to regularly use something shop for rent to explain in detail. Pay taxes. "The Book of Jin: The Biography of Wen Qiao":

The system of abolishing the persuasion class in the spring, and the order of renting in the winter, have not been implemented, and the caution is only heard. ”.Charge a certain price and temporarily give your own things to others to use.

Twenty years of witnessing the strange status quo of automobiles is usually a four-wheeled automatic car, used for street and road transport, usually propelled by an internal combustion engine with a volatile fuel such as gasoline explained in detail. A kind of internal combustion engine as the power, equipped with four or more rubber tires, mainly on the Okitaka highway or on the road traffic vehicle. Ding Ling, "Traveling in Taohuaping":

One night in the early spring of 1907, Aaron, a rich boy, and his girlfriend went to the opera at the Broadway Rock House in New York. At the end of the day, he went to call a carriage and asked the coachman how much it would cost. Although it was only half a mile away from the theater, the driver asked for 10 times the usual price.

Aaron felt that it was too outrageous, so he got into an argument with the coachman, only to be knocked to the ground by the coachman.

After Aaron recovered from his injuries, in order to get revenge on the coachman, he conceived of using the car to squeeze the straddle carriage. Later, he asked a friend who repaired clocks and watches to design a meter, and named the taxi "taxi-car", which is the origin of the "taxi" (taxi) that is now used all over the world. On October 1, 1907, "taxis" appeared on the streets of New York for the first time.

1. In the forties and fifties of the twentieth century, taxis were not something that anyone could take casually. At that time, the taxi was specially responsible for receiving foreign heads of state, heads of state and senior officials who came to Guangzhou, foreign businessmen participating in the fair, overseas Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, etc., and was known as the "state guest team" in Guangzhou, and foreign exchange coupons were required to ride.

2. In the sixties and seventies of the century, the business mode of taxi development was to wait for passengers at a fixed point, passengers arrived at the station to find a car, and the driver took orders to carry passengers. After the driver completes a reception task, he must rush back to the service point with an empty car and wait for the next car instructions, and must not take passengers halfway.

3. In the mid-to-late 70s of the last century, with the gradual improvement of people's living standards, the public's demand for taxis is also growing.

In the spring of 1978, Guangzhou, which is adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, gradually opened its window to the outside world, and some new business concepts and service methods began to impact the land of southern Guangdong. Inspired by the "taxis" of Hong Kong citizens, the Guangzhou Automobile Company resolutely decided to put an end to the strange phenomenon of "taxis driving on the road without carrying people" over the years.

During the Spring Fair in April 1978, nearly 10,000 copies of the "Letter to Guests" printed in Chinese and English were delivered to passengers at home and abroad: "When you need to use a car in a place where there is no car service point, you can wave to call a car if it is empty. ”

This is the first reform of the domestic taxi industry, breaking the traditional closed service mode and old business pattern over the years, and then the "stop and go" service was quickly rolled out across the country.