Australian comedian Adam Hills found himself in an infuriating situation at Sydney Airport recently when he was refused a ride by two taxi drivers.
The 53-year-old claimed two separate taxi drivers declined the fare because they considered the journey to be too short.
Hills, who was born without a right foot, had traveled from Melbourne to Sydney to have a new prosthetic leg fitted at a clinic approximately four kilometres from the airport.
After two attempts, the comedian said he had to withdraw cash and double the cab fare to make it worth drivers while.
‘What bothers me is they don’t know how disabled I am. I can move around quite well but what if it was someone with more of a disability?’ he told Yahoo Finance.
Australian comedian Adam Hills found himself in an infuriating situation at Sydney Airport recently when he was refused a ride by two taxi drivers
The 53-year-old claimed two separate taxi drivers declined the fare because they considered the journey to be too short
‘I get the guy has been waiting there for two hours, but also, that’s not my fault the prosthetic clinic is close to the airport.’
Expressing his frustration, Hills raised the issue with the authorities at the taxi rank, only to be informed there is little that can be done about these ‘rogue drivers’ who have become increasingly common in Sydney.
Hills ended up paying $40 cash for the trip, when estimated fixed price is around $21.26.
The 53-year-old claimed two separate taxi drivers declined the fare because they considered the journey to be too short
It comes after Hills shared the surprising reason he put his stand up career on hold earlier this year.
The Australian funnyman started a charity Physical Disability Rugby League team (PDRL) in Cheshire, England.
Taking the focus away from his comedy, Adam is now set to realise his dream of playing in the first ever PDRL World Cup, which was documented in Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot on the UK’s Channel 4.
‘When I was a kid, the idea of playing in a Rugby League World Cup was pretty much impossible. Now I’m actually going to get my chance,’ Adam says in the documentary, as reported by The Sun.
‘I don’t know how I became Mr Rugby League! I’ve put my comedy career on hold. I turn down massive gigs because it’s on training nights. Everyone around me can see how obsessed I am by it.
It comes after Hills shared the surprising reason he put his stand up career on hold earlier this year. The Australian funnyman started a charity Physical Disability Rugby League team (PDRL) in Cheshire, England
Hills describes PDRL as ‘fast, brutal and borderline unhinged’ as he suffers a number of injuries.
‘I’ve been knocked out, fractured my ankle and done ligament damage, torn my hamstring, apparently I have a compression fracture in one of my discs and it might be an early onset of osteoporosis,’ he explained.
He added at one point he was told to ease off rugby league.
‘There’s genuinely a little part of me that thinks: ”What’s the worst that can happen?” It’s a cockiness that comes about because of having a disability. I’m like: ”I can deal with another one.”’
