Until just a few years ago, the taxi was considered a luxury reserved for tourist or an emergency means of transportation chosen at the last minute to reach departing ships or the hospital. 
Fortunately, this idea is a thing of the past, as the taxi has become a valid supplement to pubblic transportation within the reach of every pocketbook, thanks to the controls placed on prices, the organization of the work schedules, the elevared professional skills of the drivers, and the safety of the service as a whole.