When someone wishes to become a London Taxi driver, they have to learn The Knowledge, which is the detailed information on 30,000+ streets in London. They have to learn how to get from any point in London to any other point without looking at a map. It’s an amazing feat of learning. This really cool video shows what it’s like to learn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2uITz3yw-M
Ever wondered what it’s like to have to spend every day of your life learning every street in London? Joe Gibbons has to learn up to 30,000 places and street names in London before completing The Knowledge to become a licensed London Black Cab driver. He may well have been down your street!
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Author: Jonathan Thomas
Jonathan is a consummate Anglophile who launched Anglotopia.net in 2007 to channel his passion for Britain. Londontopia is its sister publication dedicated to everything London.