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[[File:Kirk Cab Co taxi.jpg|thumb|Kirk's encounter with a Cab Co. taxicab]]
A [[vehicle]] used for transportation of persons, usually followed by payment for fare.
 
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A '''taxicab''' (also, '''taxi''' and/or '''cab''') was a form of public transport [[vehicle]] in which patrons paid to be taken to requested destinations. An operator of a taxicab was called a [[taxi driver]].
   
After following an image of [[Willie Hawkins]] through a door, [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] found himself in the middle of a [[Prophets|Prophet]]-induced vision of a busy [[New York]] street and was almost immediately hit by a taxi. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
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After following an image of [[Willie Hawkins]] through a door, [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] found himself in the middle of a [[Prophet]]-induced vision of a busy [[New York]] street and was almost immediately hit by a taxi. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
   
When the [[HMS Bounty]] went back in time to [[1986]], [[James T. Kirk]] was nearly hit by a [[Cab Co.]] taxi. ({{film|4}})
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When the {{HMS|Bounty}} went back in time to [[1986]], [[James T. Kirk]] was nearly hit by a [[Cab Co.]] taxi in [[San Francisco]]. Another company operating in the city was [[DeSoto Cab]]. ({{film|4}})
   
A taxi was also seen in the [[Orient Express]] [[holodeck]] program on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC_1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]]. ({{TNG|Emergence}})
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A taxi was also seen in the [[Orient Express]] [[holodeck]] program on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{TNG|Emergence}})
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==External link==
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* {{wikipedia}}
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[[Category:Earth vehicles]]
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Revision as of 16:43, 23 June 2015

Kirk Cab Co taxi

Kirk's encounter with a Cab Co. taxicab

A taxicab (also, taxi and/or cab) was a form of public transport vehicle in which patrons paid to be taken to requested destinations. An operator of a taxicab was called a taxi driver.

After following an image of Willie Hawkins through a door, Captain Benjamin Sisko found himself in the middle of a Prophet-induced vision of a busy New York street and was almost immediately hit by a taxi. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

When the HMS Bounty went back in time to 1986, James T. Kirk was nearly hit by a Cab Co. taxi in San Francisco. Another company operating in the city was DeSoto Cab. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

A taxi was also seen in the Orient Express holodeck program on the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "Emergence")

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