CONTENTSBARS--REVERSE LISTING BY ADDRESS POLICE, PRISONS, MILITARY, DMV LOCATIONS HIGHER EDUCATION. a mind is a terrible thing to 10-8 RADIO FREQUENCIES: The hertz you don't know can't watt you! FREEWAY CROSSPOINTS know where to get off FREEWAY CROSSPOINTS Table-formatted version GOLF a sea of holes for the putts SHOPPING CENTERS you can't lose a mall HOSPITALS and MEDICAL CENTERS. fare the ill and fare thee well POINTS OF INTEREST- includes baseball Spring Training locations TRANSPORTATION STATIONS.....ports for buses, planes, and trains 12 lists all in one table HOTELS and MOTELS. where to find the inn crowd... OVER 530 LISTED HOTELS AND MOTELS LISTED BY CITY AND MAJOR CROSSROAD INTERCITY MILEAGE. how far can they go? LOCAL MILEAGE a guide to the distance between major streets MILEAGE EAST VALLEY distances and equivalent block numbers in the nonconforming East Valley AIRPORT CODES WORLDWIDE AND OTHER AIRPORT INFORMATION. Cab Chronicles- Taxi Tales THE CAB RIDE What really matters. THE COSMIC APPROACH is to look beyond ourselves, co-operating to provide more efficient and profitable cab service to more people, and to make the universe a better place. Do not go sleepily into that good night. CAB CUSTOMER GUIDE ... for the taxicab RIDER, toward more harmonious transportation.WHERE'S MY CAB? Why you can't always get a taxicab exactly when you want one. DISPATCHING ZONES for efficient dispatching, the right size and number of zones is essential TIPS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL CABDRIVER you, too can be a pro. read this. TAXI FACTS FROM OTHER PLACES a collection of data about how they do it elsewhere. PHOENIX TAXI HISTORY a brief view of the wheels story MORE THAN FARE a true taxi tale TAXI TENCODES the language of the road on the radio... Population Density Compared We're not so dense in Phoenix Local Density Varies Greater Phoenix municipalities compared. CAB NEWS Taxi Tales From Phoenix and Elsewhere WHO REALLY OWNS AAA CAB? SUNRISE CAB: A DRIVER'S OPINION... LION RIDES IN TAXI...AZ LEGISLATURE BLUNDERS...TLC GOES 10-7....A LATER LAST CALL...and other stories Scanner Frequencies Police Radio Codes 
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RAT THE COSMIC FOCUSWe drivers often have to put up with inefficient dispatching systems, inaccurate call information, poorly maintained equipment, and lack of respect and concern from management. As professionals we must transcend such impediments, seeking to increase our knowledge, efficiency, and courtesy, to better inform and serve our customers, resulting in a more harmonious and profitable transportation business. It is hoped that this guide will serve as a useful tool of information toward that goal. --COSMIC RAT |
 A growing new cab company--give him a try! Cab driving is the world's most dangerous civilian profession, not because of accidents but due to assaults by robbers and other violent criminals. Visit a site that is trying to change that: Save A Cabbie GOOGLE MAPS Sky Harbor International Airport THE COSMIC ATTITUDE: Except for our profession itself, taxicab drivers have very little in common. We are among the most widely varied groups of people to be found anywhere. In fact, the very reason many of us have stuck with cabdriving despite its drawbacks is that it allows us to be ourselves. As individualists, we are very protective of our rights. If they are challenged, we often react by asserting our freedom even more strongly. That is the way it should be. We should also remember that, as we demand the right to be ourselves, we are obliged to extend that right to others. Whether expressed or not, people become aware of prejudice and react accordingly. Nonprejudice means accepting everyone as a person regardless of any classification. Race, religion, sexual preference, lifestyle, profession, age, and handicap are some examples. Ridding yourself of prejudice not only does more for your tips than any superficial pretentions, but makes your world friendlier, as well. We must also avoid the trap of playing to other people's prejudices. There are many positive ways to please a customer. Pretending to share his bigotry is not a good way. Employers often discriminate based on what they assume their customers' prejudices are. In so doing, they insult the customer as well as deny good people employment. Customers who feel free to be themselves are more relaxed, friendlier, and inclined to show their appreciation for good service. Drivers who both have that freedom and extend it to others can greet the public with genuine cheerfulness and self-respect. COSMIC SYNTAXUnnecessary punctuation has been eliminated to allow more natural alphabetization. City names are included only when the address does not follow the Phoenix and Maricopa County system, or when it might otherwise be unclear We do not use number endings such as 4th, 3rd, 2nd or 1st, nor should they be used over the radio or telephone when accuracy is important. Each number should be spoken individually to reduce the number of soundalike errors. GRAND AVENUE'S MAJOR INTERSECTIONS ARE ABOUT 1.4 MILES APART, 6/10 MILE LESS THAN THE 2 MILES YOU WOULD OTHERWISE TRAVEL. ---pythagorus 
About UberTechnology brings us many benefits. Even nuclear tech can be quite useful when not used to destroy people and their habitats. Uber and its clones have misused communication technology to do severe harm to taxicab drivers' ability to make a living in an honorable profession.It might have been thought to strike against taxi companies, to be a socialist alternative, but the real victims are the drivers themselves, whether independent or working for a company. They must meet insurance and other regulations, most of them necessary, that Uber evades to cut costs. When you call your next ride, think about that, and choose wisely. COSMIC UNITYDrivers of all companies should avoid unwarranted suspicions of one another, refrain from intentional call theft, and assist fellow drivers when needed. We should not allow ourselves to be played against one another by company management or unscrupulous customers.
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COSMIC RAT, unpatented inventor and
unpublished
writer
(except for his self-published non-fiction work,
Cosmic Cabdriver's Guide to Greater Phoenix ),
lives in a little house in -
Glendale,
AZ... for the past 20 years he has worked in the
taxiportation
field as a provider,
owner/operator and dispatcher thereof.
Some say he is gathering experience in order to write a
great novel. others believe it will be a
semiautobiographical guide to greater earth which will
eventually
become the
all-time best seller.
The main purpose
of this
site
is to inform and verbally entertain.
To maintain ease and speed of access, i am keeping the graphic content
light.
All information should be accessible via any browser.
I oppose any web programming used to trap browsers in commercial sites
or to make viewing unnecessarily difficult by those with slower
computers
and modems and/or limited hard-drive space.
How does it work for you? i welcome suggestions, both on content and
style.
---cosmic rat
Edition 8.2 February 2015
edition8.1 September 18,
2003
edition 8.0 June 17, 2002
Printed editions began in the early 1990's
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