Don't ever try to cross a New York Taxi.
You might think these are cars. You might think the taxi drivers are just ordinary people.
But they are a species unto themselves, and , like the cockroach, they will survive any thrashing and continue to survive.
Also like the cockroach they scare some people witless.
But, alas, where would we be in New York without the ubiquitous taxi?
It's a love/hate relationship.