Why do Taxi-Drivers not pick up African American people?

Question

Why do Taxi-Drivers not pick up African American people?

Answer 1

They do. What's up with thinking taxi drivers are bigots?

Answer 2

Some may have preconceptions or beliefs about other races,    some may just not like them.     Others may have had a bad experience with a person and paint all similar persons with the same bias.

Answer 3

You could call it prejudice if you like, but I don't suppose you will ever be able to force taxi drivers to pick up someone they don't like the look of.

This was highlighted in the 1970 comedy film "Where's Poppa?" A black woman has been trying to hail a cab. As a cab finally stops, a man dressed as a gorilla rushes into the street, a few yards further along, waving at the cab. The cab pulls forward and picks up the gorilla, leaving the woman standing in the street. The expression on her face is priceless.

Answer 4

Free will is a drag and some may have there reasons

Answer 5

They feel like they would more likely be robbed from them than from any other race.If you're in Chicago,you have a better chance of catching cab if it's broad daylight and if you're actually carrying shopping bags,as a Black man.

Answer 6

Cab drivers have many reasons for not picking someone up, regardless of color.

They may be on their way to another call. Their shift may be over and they're taking the cab back. They may be out of the area where they're authorized to pick up passengers.

I drove a cab many years ago, and I often bypassed people trying to flag me down. If I had picked someone up while assigned to another call, or in an area where I was not allowed to, it could have cost me my job. Since I needed the money, I kept on driving.

The person's race had nothing to do with it.

Answer 7

cause they are butt-bags

Answer 8

im sure they all do

why would nt they pick them up?

Answer 9

It's called racial profiling. They think that black people are more likely to attack them or steal from them.

Answer 10

I think they still don't like them..idk