[header] How to use taxis [title] Stand to the edge of the street, and look for an unoccupied cab. [step] When you're ready to hail a taxi, stand at the edge of the sidewalk away from oncoming cars. Make sure you're at a spot where cabbies can see you, like at a street corner with great visibility. 
If you make it easy for drivers to see you, you will hail a taxi faster. [substeps] Stand on the side of traffic moving in the direction you want to go.