Italy
In Italy, taxicabs are white (previously they were yellow, in the 1950s and 1960s they were green-black or red), with a small illuminated "TAXI" white (previously red) sign on black background on the roof of the car. There are 25,186 taxis in the country (1 out of 2,412 people). Mercedes-Benz and Fiat models are common. There is at present time a harsh political struggle between people who advocate deregulation of taxi licences and those who are against it. Taxi fares are generally very high.
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—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
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