Behind the Wheel 4: The Thin Checkered Line (Piltdownlad)

The Thin Checkered Line is the fourth installment in the Behind the Wheel series - a week in the life of a San Francisco taxi driver living in Oakland, a newly minted father and newspaper columnist who's always on the prowl for a good ride and an even better story ...Over the course of these five narrative essays, I document the gritty details of the 12-hour taxi shift while exploring the rapidly changing landscape of present day San Francisco; .As I attempt to explain how the taxi system works, I answer the eternal question: why I drive a taxi, and describe what it's like driving a taxi in the age of Uber and Lyft ...Along the way, I also speculate on the future of transportation and wonder where the hell we're going, and whether or not the destination is meter and a half ...

• | Author: Kelly Dessaint
• | Publisher: Phony Lid Books
• | Publication Date: Mar 21, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 90 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1930935404
• | ISBN-13: 9781930935402