Why in a taxi and on a bus?


Why in a taxi and on a bus? Use on for large vehicles which you can stand and walk around in (a bus, an airplane, a train, a metro/subway car, a cruise ship, a boat). Use in for (usually) smaller vehicles or crafts that you have to enter and sit in (a car, a taxi, a truck, a helicopter, a canoe, a kayak, a small boat, a carriage, a rickshaw).


Is it by foot or on foot?

'On foot' is the more commonly used expression. This also stems from the fact that 'on' is usually used for actions involving body parts. 'By' is usually used to talk about a means of transport (i.e. train, car, boat, plane, etc). They both have the same meaning, albeit with different grammatical structure.


Is it in a taxi or on a taxi?

GRAMMAR: Patterns with taxi• You say get in a taxi: He got in a taxi and left. ?Don't say: get on a taxi• You say get out of a taxi: Two women got out of the taxi. ?Don't say: get off a taxi• You say that someone is in a taxi: I read my notes while I was in the taxi.


Are buses faster than cars?

Taken as a whole, urban transit averages 14.1 mph, less than half the speed of driving in most cities (and slower than many cyclists). This doesn't count the time spent getting to and from transit stops, waiting for transit vehicles, or transferring from one to another, all of which make transit even slower.


Do we get in a bus or on a bus?

The answer is “on”! We get on or get onto a bus, train, subway, airplane, bicycle, and motorcycle. But we get in or get into a car, truck, or taxi. So use get on for mass public transportation, like buses and trains, as well as bicycles and motorcycles, where you are sitting on a seat but not in an enclosed space.