London - 25 - SW1 by CDBrugg
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"The Knowledge is the study of London that a prospective taxi driver must complete in order to obtain a license to operate a black cab in London, the purpose of which is for them to demonstrate that they know the roads, routes and places of London. Because a passing taxi can be hailed on the street the driver is required to know the route immediately rather than stopping to look at a map or ask a controller by radio.
Officially, The Knowledge consists simply of learning 320 routes, referred to as "runs", through central London and knowing the significant places along those routes including streets, squares, clubs, hospitals, hotels, theatres, government and public buildings, railway stations, police stations, courts, diplomatic buildings, important places of worship, cemeteries, crematoria, parks and open spaces, sports and leisure centres, places of learning, restaurants and historic buildings. In all some 25,000 streets within a six mile radius of Charing Cross are covered along with the major arterial routes through the rest of London. The 320 routes are contained within the "Blue Book", officially known as the "Guide to Learning the Knowledge of London", which is produced by the Public Carriage Office, which regulates licensed taxis in London. It is the most demanding course of study required by any taxi regulator in the world. On average 34 months of preparation are required before an applicant is considered ready to obtain a license."
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Comments (11)
diomedes66
I think I'll just walk :-)
babuinodeoro
I love the foggy light of the speed.
soulofharmony
Hail that cab !!!!! beautiful motion shot and b/w superb Charles :)))
redchilicat
Cool shot! It's blurry in a good way! :-)
oscilis
A veritable fountain of information and research as always. I will check out this taxi the week after next. I suspect it is not this blurry in real life.
Chaos911
what a F A N T A S T I C shot and work!!!! super cooooool!!! :)
jcv2
Not easy to get the license but assuring once sitting in the cab you're driven there by one knowing the city well! :)
jocko500
lot of action in this photo I like the image
kimariehere
excellent sence of motion!! creative work!! well done!! luv it!
TwoPynts
Great info to go with this super motion capture. As Saurav said in yesterday's gallery image, this captures a certain essence of London for me. Bravo!
KiwiMiss
Wondeful sense of motion