I've always been raised to be clear with drivers that I'm not a tourist and that I know where I'm going and to point out if we're going the wrong way/the long way. I'm sticking with transit over cabs unless I'm with other people from here on out though because this scares me a lot. The fact that he called her a whore and wouldn't stop the cab makes me think that this is a situation that could have gone very badly had he not stopped for the red light.