It was, yes. The Simpsons even did a bit of nod to it:

https://comb.io/473Azl.gif

^ HaHa! As Trollheart has proved, there isn't a single cultural reference or human emotion that the Simpsons haven't covered somewhere in their programs.

Apparently this has gone viral, so my apologies if you have seen it already elsewhere:-



Not only does she keep confidently to the road, she's even got the pose of cool taxi-drivers the world over: elbow out the window, hand resting at the roof edge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzL_...GentooSalafist

I can't believe I got my mom a print from a surrealist/alien artist for mother's day (right) and she got me the same thing for my birthday (left)

https://i.imgur.com/WM3zriW.jpg

This explains so much.