Call for your taxi; it is risky to hail one on the street.

But yellow taxis hailed on the street in that area will charge only between about $2.50 and $3.50.

They are hired by telephone through central dispatch and cannot be hailed on the street as in larger cities.

Have a hotel or restaurant call a taxi, rather than trying to hail one on the street.

We strongly recommend that you call for a taxi, rather than hail one on the street.

People hailed him on the street or ran up to pump his hand.

They can also be hailed on the street but don't always expect even an empty one to stop if on a main road.

Taxis are available, but not easily hailed on the street.

But does the system actually get cabs faster than hailing one on the street?

Both can be hailed on the street or picked up at a taxi rank.