"In the term ""taxi-cab"", the word cab"" is an abbreviated form of what word?"
Hansom cab Royal Parks. Hansom cab The hansom cab is a kind of horse-drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an architect from York. The vehicle was developed and tested by Hansom in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. Originally called the Hansom safety cab, it was designed to combine speed with safety, with a low centre of gravity for safe cornering. Hansom's original design was modified by John Chapman and several others to improve its practicability, but retained Hansom's name. "Cab" is a shortening of "cabriolet", reflecting the design of the carriage. It replaced the hackney carriage as a vehicle for
Chicago Cab dreary moments in a typical working day of a city cab driver." "Chicago Cab" had a DVD release on April 7, 2009. Chicago Cab Chicago Cab, also known as Hellcab, is a 1997 American film directed by Mary Cybulski and John Tintori. It is based on a play by Will Kern. The film follows an unnamed taxi driver (played by Paul Dillon) over one day in Chicago. More than 30 passengers enter his taxi throughout the course of the film, providing snippets into their lives. Among the actors giving cameo appearances are Gillian Anderson, John Cusack, Laurie Metcalf, Julianne Moore,