Preventing Street Crime

Why should I sit in the back of a taxi?

I think it's important that when you get into a taxi, you know exactly who's in there. If you get into the backseat, you can actually see the whole of the vehicle, and you can see that you've got a driver and no other occupants get in the front of the vehicle. There is the risk of, potentially, there being somebody else hidden in the back of the vehicle. This needs to be put into perspective: In terms of licensed taxis, that risk is very, very minimal, if not negligible or nil. But it's a sensible precaution, I think, if you're getting into a taxi, to be able to get into the back, so you can have a clear view of the whole vehicle and the occupants.