¿Quién no lo hizo alguna vez? Los taxistas y la normatividad informal en el tránsito de Montevideo

In this paper aspects referred to the formal and informal normative of the taxi are analyzed. Concepts related to vial socialization are approached from a Parsonian view which privileges the scope of the internalization of norms in the interaction between individuals (in this case in the transitcontext). In this sense, a theoretical articulation is made between structuralism functionalism and Foucault’s concepts of power. Another analytical order addresses taxi driver’s perceptions about the formal regulation that rules the traffic and the most common infractions committed by the driver’s. This is closely related to situations of violence that will be analyzed. Also, another important point of analysis has to do with the interaction between the State and its ways of control towards drivers in general and taxi drivers in particular. Finally, a critical tour through the emerging lines of research is presented: among the most outstanding ones are the role of gender in taxi drivers and transit, and the main problems of the transit from the perspective of the interviewees.