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Originally Posted by katex
I can understand any taxi driver refusing to take an injured person to hospital ... huge responsibility. Only had one occasion when I fell down a friend's stairs .. bleeding profusely from a head wound ... assured taxi driver had lots of towels to soak up the blood (so as not to soil his car) and was accompanied, and wound was just superficial. Gave him a huge tip bless him.
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Kate, I'm sure quite a lot of Taxi drivers would have been glad to help. It's the nasty minority that give them the bad name.
I remember once, ginger had taken a elderly gentleman home from the local working mens club. The elderly gentleman slipped on his path to the house. Ginger helped him up, offered to take him to the hospital, but the man refused and said he would be ok. Ginger got him in the house so he knew he was safe, and offered to ring a relative.
Some Taxi drivers know its part of the job that things like this happen, and are willing to take the rough with the smooth. Other's ...?? well ... not so willing I'm afraid. But at the end of the day, it's also good job satisfaction when you know you have made a difference to someone in their hour of need.