TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Vernacular cabs: Jitneys and gypsies in five cities
JO  - Transportation research part A: general
A1  - Suzuki, P. T.
SP  - 337
EP  - 347
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - Although there is an extensive literature on taxis and taxicab drivers, this is not the case for jitneys (gypsies). After a definition of "vernacular" is provided, the paper proceeds with an overview of vernacular cab operations in five American cities: Chattanooga, Chicago, New York, Omaha and Philadelphia. The overviews are based on library research, interviews and the participant-observation method (as jitney driver in Omaha). An overwhelming number of vernacular operations are in the hands of blacks; a few, in New York City, are run by Puerto Ricans. After the overviews--or ethnographies--are presented, the paper concludes with a discussion that touches on why these cabs are de facto taxis, the validity of "vernacular" as a term for the cab systems reviewed, why there has been a neglect of the vernaculars as a research topic, and the importance of vernaculars for policy analysis.<p />
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SN  - 0191-2607
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0191-2607(85)90069-X
ID  - ref1
ER  -