In Rick’s 2022 Kindle book on Rome, page 61, he says Scams: Beware of corrupt taxis. First, only use official Rome taxis. They’re white, with a taxi sign on the roof and a maroon logo on the door that reads Roma Capitale.
However, the photo that goes with that statement shows himself in a yellow taxi that does not display any logo. What does it mean? Is it a picture of a corrupt taxi? A joke?
Posted by
Southeastern US
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Probably just a stock photo of him in a generic taxi.
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Bendigo, Australia
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Posted by
ATL, USA
543 posts
@mewjsw - Welcome to the forums. Ignore the rude reply. I'm sure they just stuck a stock photo in without thinking about it. But good catch!
Posted by
Reno, NV, USA
2558 posts
It might be that most of us in the US associate an image of a yellow car as a taxi so it gets our attention rather than a white car.
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Rick meant Rome, New York!
Posted by
Western Canada
3552 posts
I agree.
Many people traveling for the first time have never used a taxi in their lives...or a bus or a train.
We are usually helpful people on this forum, so your question, OP, was a valid one.
When you are abroad, it is good to find out ahead of time which taxis are the official legitimate ones.
Posted by
Edmonds, WA 🌨 ☂
12002 posts
Not having a Kindle or the book you refer to, I can only speculate that the photo is just visual cue that the topic is 'taxis', and has no other 'meaning'.