14 Taxi Passengers Who Had an Unforgettable Ride

When we order a taxi, we just want to be taken from point A to point B. But sometimes a journey can turn out to be a joke.

• I ordered a taxi. A respectable man in a jacket with an expensive watch arrived. We drove 100 yards, suddenly he shouted and turned sharply. I was stunned, and he was already doing 75 miles per hour. I freaked out.
  I asked him what was going on, and the taxi driver said, “I was waiting for my wife at the hypermarket, she was there for a long time. So, I took your order automatically while I was bored. Now we’ll quickly pick her up and go.”
  The funny thing is that we waited for his wife for another half an hour. © Chamber 6 / VK
• It’s a gloomy fall day, it’s pouring outside. I received an order and arrived at the specified address. The client came out in slippers and said to take him from the first entrance to the eighth. © Overheard / Ideer

• An old lady got into my taxi. She rummaged through her bag and said, “May I use your phone?” I handed her the phone and heard her conversation, “Do you have homemade dumplings? I’d like to take a snack on the road.” I’m puzzled.
  Having finished the conversation, she dug into her bag again and pulled out a long list of phone numbers. Then we had the following dialogue:
  — Young man, let me make another call. I’ve got a long list here!
  — Lady, I’m a taxi driver, not a phone booth!
  — In the past, people used to help elderly!
  She came out, muttering something under her breath and waving the list of numbers. Wow, people can go great lengths to save money on communication. © SITUATION / VK
• We were traveling with a friend in a taxi. Almost reached home, I gave the driver a large note. He said he didn’t have change and went to the shop to break it. There was no change there.
  So, we went to 2 more shops, but he couldn’t break it anywhere. The taxi driver couldn’t take it anymore and said, “Get out, I won’t take you any further!”
  Well, we got out 100 yards from the house. © SHAME / VK
• Rode in a taxi today. The driver didn’t take any money from me.
  As it turned out, it was his last order before retirement. Traditionally, taxi drivers don’t take money for their first and last order. And he started taxi driving back in 1965. Many thanks for his hard work! © danbarker / X

• I was in a taxi, talking to the driver. He was talking about his life, his family, and at one point he said:
  — My son now lives with the first wife.
  I was perplexed:
  — How do you know he will have a few of them?
  He looked at me incomprehensibly and said:
  — With my first wife. © BusinessGoose / Pikabu
• I recently went to the hypermarket with my child. I took a plastic trolley instead of a regular one. Although it was low, it was more comfortable to carry a baby. I picked 2 big bags of groceries. I called a taxi, decided to wait for the car near the entrance, and went out with the same trolley.
  The car arrived with 2 polite men, one of them opened the door for me and assured me that he would put everything in the trunk. We arrived, opened the trunk, and there are my bags in the plastic hypermarket trolley! © Taly / ADME
• I was riding in a taxi. The driver was listening to the local radio and said that my voice sounded a lot like the one of the presenter on a radio show. I replied that it was me.
  In my mind, I was already walking with this handsome taxi driver. He didn’t believe me at first, started to tell me something, and I was already waiting for an invitation for coffee, which never followed.
  We got to the end point and the driver said, “Let’s agree that you don’t pay for the trip and instead give me a tour around the radio studio? I’ve always dreamed of working on radio.” I’ve already named our children, and all he wanted was to visit a radio station... © Chamber ** / VK

• A ring fell off my finger in a taxi. I only discovered it was missing when I received a phone call from the taxi driver.
  I was waiting, a car stopped in front of me, the man got out and handed me the ring. Passers-by misunderstood, someone even started clapping and shouting, “Kiss!” I’ve never felt that awkward in my life. We laughed together, and he invited me for a coffee. © Caramel / VK
• I took a taxi to work. Talked to the driver about life. I paid, left a tip and went to the office. About 3 hours later, the taxi driver showed up at my work.
  He held out a card that said, “I want to say thank you for the tip. If you ever need a ride or to destress from your job, just let me know. Thank you,” followed by his name and phone number. It made me feel kind of uncomfortable. © askingforit35 / Reddit
• I had to take the cat to the vet. I called a taxi, put a collar and a leash on the cat. He doesn’t go outside, so he started yelling, freaking out, scratching.
  The taxi driver didn’t look at my confrontation with the cat for long. He opened the trunk, took out a box and put it on the back seat. Within a minute, the cat was already sitting in the box, calm and content, and the driver smiled, “I have 3 of them. It always works.” © Not everyone will understand / VK

• I’m standing at the entrance, waiting for my friend. A taxi pulls up, a passenger gets out and says to the driver, “I’ll bring it in a moment.” He disappeared into the entrance, returned a couple of minutes later, handed the taxi driver the money and proudly walked back.
  The taxi drove a couple of yards away, the driver stopped abruptly and started honking. The back door opened, from where a little boy climbed out in tears, crying, “Daddy, what about me?” © Mamdarinka / VK
• Was travelling back home in a taxi. The driver looked at me strangely and called someone. I hear him say, “I’m giving a girl a ride, I’ll take a picture.” He hung up and took a picture of me.
  I was on pins and needles, I asked him what was wrong, and he replied, “It’s for my wife, so that she won’t worry if she finds your hair in the car.” I never thought that jealousy could lead to such a thing. © shorter stories / VK
• I was riding in a taxi, was ready for a chat. Halfway through the journey, nothing. I got nervous. Maybe I look weird.
  The closer we got to the place, the faster he drove, and my hands were sweating. We stopped, he froze, red as a tomato, exhaled and said, “You don’t have to pay for the ride, it’s a gift for you. Can I invite you to dinner?” What a twist! © Chamber 6 / VK

And here’s another bunch of stories about taxi rides that are as entertaining as a circus.