Don't Trust the Taxi Driver

A few days ago, I went to work by taxi. But first, I asked the taxi driver whether he knows the route to my destination. He said that he didn’t know and asked me to direct him. And I did that. At first, I felt a little bit worried because I didn’t really remember the route. On that day, I didn’t take the usual route. Fortunately, I finally managed to reach my destination although I was a little bit late due to the heavy traffic jam.

That experience reminds me of my speech in a toastmasters meeting a few months ago. In my speech, I advised people not to trust fully the taxi driver in deciding the route you should take when using taxi. At least there are two reasons for this. First, it is impossible for a taxi driver to know every place in town. So before taking a taxi, make sure that we already know the exact destination location and the way to go there. Thanks to the advancement of communication technology such as Google Map, identifying a location should be easier. Second, a taxi driver is just an ordinary human being, which could potentially have a bad intention. He might capitalize on your ignorance for his advantage, such as taking a farther route, to get more money.