Flag A Cab Taxi School

This taxi school went out of business years ago. I wish Unilocal would keep up with this stuff.

Flag A Cab has been officially de-​certified as a taxi school.

If you’re an aspiring cab driver, this is the place to go. While it’s about $ 40 more expensive than the other cab schools, it’s definately worth it. Bill, who runs the show there, is a super nice guy who will teach you about the industry and weave in a tale or two along the way. Cab school is actually a pretty cool, albeit surreal, experience. You sit in a room where most of the people don’t speak english, some are on drugs or on parole, and all are about to enter a life of poverty and loneliness in the seedy underbelly of the underground economy. Also, you get the sense that Bill, an ex-​driver himself for 18 years, really feels a sense of empathy for these hardworking first generation immigrants from various cultures – or young kids doing it for the «experience,» who take on a thankless and dangerous job, and unbeknownst to them will most likely have to clean cum and/​or vomit off of a seat sometime in their near future. Yeah, it’s good to see that the American Dream is alive and well. Just don’t let them pressure you into driving for Yellow, ’cause they suck out loud.