Regarding the route taxi incident that happened to Hussyband....

[Rob]

Oh I get it now Rob,,,the Lilliput cabs were not designed for tourist??? I get it now......Hey when the Jamaicasn got to New York,is there a special cab they get for not getting robbed,Rob????? All the villagers never saw a car RACING down the road with a smashed windshield OR is it....Hey,the rich Tourist can afford to lose some cash?Right????? Walk tall,be aware,dont be TOO friendly.....

Fred,

Apparently you are not getting much of anything. The entire route taxi system was not designed with visitors to the island in mind. It was designed to allow the local populace in the rural areas to have transit. The New York City taxis were designed with all traffic in mind, locals and visitors alike. Jamaica had about 2 million visitors to the island last year, NYC had 52 million. You are comparing oranges with big apples....

The Lilliput route taxis are designated to run their routes in Lilliput which is approximately two hours from Negril. They are not expected to be operating in Negril. And once again, being a route taxi, they were designed with the local populace in mind, not the visiting tourists as has been stated.

Jamaicans are very aware of what happens in their local communities, and seeing Lilliput route taxi with a broken windscreen racing through their town is something they would remember, especially when that town is no where near Lilliput.

I am not sure why you are being sarcastic and wasting other's time over something like this.

[SazO]

Fred,

Apparently you are not getting much of anything. The entire route taxi system was not designed with visitors to the island in mind. It was designed to allow the local populace in the rural areas to have transit. The New York City taxis were designed with all traffic in mind, locals and visitors alike. Jamaica had about 2 million visitors to the island last year, NYC had 52 million. You are comparing oranges with big apples....

The Lilliput route taxis are designated to run their routes in Lilliput which is approximately two hours from Negril. They are not expected to be operating in Negril. And once again, being a route taxi, they were designed with the local populace in mind, not the visiting tourists as has been stated.

Jamaicans are very aware of what happens in their local communities, and seeing Lilliput route taxi with a broken windscreen racing through their town is something they would remember, especially when that town is no where near Lilliput.

I am not sure why you are being sarcastic and wasting other's time over something like this.

Brilliant explanation, Even though you'd made it extremely clear in your original post. I think some people like to just moan and have an argument.
This post and the post by hussyband taught me a lot and I am grateful that people like you and hussyband are on forums like this. Priceless information! Thank you (we go in 8 days for 2 weeks and are getting married - very excited)