Nineteenth century taxi

According to my observations, people tend to think of modernity as unique, unique, almost unique. Brilliantly organized! All inventions and innovations are with us! And me. When we talk about the past, we have a feeling that everything was already somewhere, everything was applied somewhere. I automatically draw a parallel with the old time and almost always find out. The same traits, the same essence, and the same thoughts. Take at least the market. Modern passenger transportation, just a taxi. Let's take a look and see. from the height of the XXI century to the "backward" boundary of the XIX - XX centuries. Then he, First of all, it was represented by passenger cars. There were a lot of them. About 15 thousand (there is a glut of the market, as it is today). All cabs. (Taxi drivers) to get a number for the right to drive (license) had to pass Special examination (today - diagnostic map), which was observed by the city Board (Committee on Transport). Carriers should have had "capital view": horse "fit", crew-spill decent (current requirement - car no later than a certain year of release), clothing - in shape: blue caftan, low cylinder with buckle at the front (here, to The difference is obvious). In Ovsyannikov Square on the Sands was a special canopy with a beacon, here sat a commission of representatives of the city police and police to receive money and issue numbers. Carriers were coming. The horse, the crew, and the cabman were scrutinized. All right. It was fine, immediately took the money and gave the numbers. Some have been rejected, They wanted something fixed (today, before the introduction of the appalling inspection reform). Make it much easier.

There was no specific tax (here). where you can see today's progress! The driver requested the amount, taking into account the total appearance of the rider, alone or with a lady, what weather, what time of day, in a hurry rider or not, whether he is a visitor or a local, whether he has many things, whether the city knows, And, of course, how far away to go. Bargaining, arguing, riding away, He came back and finally sat down. The ladies didn't usually bargain. It reminds me. A very thin, but still numerous type of taxi drivers at airports and train stations that stick to the exits, promising a free comfortable trip And then they ask for an unthinkable price, which is already included in a free lecture about Reconstruction and political instability in the world Author.

And before the First World War, the cabman n They even introduced taximeters!!! He was standing on the back of the seat, and he was red flag.

Carriers usually traveled from the "master" (This is the case if the driver is not working in his car.) Every host has There were a number of cab workers whom he exploited horribly: for the breakdown of the crew or harness deducted from earnings, to hand over a certain amount The driver had to pay daily, for example 3 rubles, whether he earned them or not. (Today it is a car for rent, when the taxi driver first has to "recapture" this one.) rent, and then start earning yourself. He was also responsible for his health. horses. The eternal care of the cabman was to choose a good place to park, use the departure of the public from the theater, roll to the station for the arrival of the train (just like today)

They were in the capital and the thugs. Carriers of the highest category (today can be correlated with a premium taxi). U The horse and crew were better, he was more visible and richer. Lichach looked like Not for the driver, but for his own departure. Lihachi waited for a favorable opportunity Take an officer with a lady, take a drunken merchant home, run fast. Some thief or adventurer. They drove godlessly, but they really raced. Fascinating! They were hired by people who were wasting money and those who wanted to dust them. eyes.

As you can see, a hundred years ago, Today, our lives are not so different. I'm sure they only change. technical means, but the essence of the organization and the person himself is unchanged. Come on. We will look at other areas, and we will find many similar ones. Or at least familiar.