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"Taxi drivers are hardly professionals. They don't really know the names of streets in town, only general areas and directions. While waiting for a taxi on a sidewalk, the best way to indicate where you want to go is to point with your finger. Otherwise, a one-word summary (e.g. "town" or "Katutura" or "Eros") will usually suffice. They tend to drop you off wherever it is most convenient for them; to get taken somewhere other than their usual routes will cost extra. The taxi drivers also tend to drive like suicidal maniacs, speeding down streets and running red lights from time to time. Because there are no meters, time is always money for them, so the quicker they get you to the destination the more they can make for the day. And their cars are often not equipped with functioning seat belts. So it is always an adventure."

"Taxi drivers are hardly professionals. They don't really know the names of streets in town, only general areas and directions. While waiting for a taxi on a sidewalk, the best way to indicate where you want to go is to point with your finger. Otherwise, a one-word summary (e.g. "town" or "Katutura" or "Eros") will usually suffice. They tend to drop you off wherever it is most convenient for them; to get taken somewhere other than their usual routes will cost extra. The taxi drivers also tend to drive like suicidal maniacs, speeding down streets and running red lights from time to time. Because there are no meters, time is always money for them, so the quicker they get you to the destination the more they can make for the day. And their cars are often not equipped with functioning seat belts. So it is always an adventure."