LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Some members of the Las Vegas taxi industry are reacting to graphic surveillance footage of a passenger turning into a predator.
Police say the cab driver was robbed at knife-point back on August 24th around 10:00 p.m. The incident happened as the senior cabbie was dropping off the suspect on Las Vegas [...]
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Taxi industry reacts to video of cabbie robbed at knife-point
Saturday, September 4th, 2010Taxi driver charged in crash that killed 5 motorcyclists
Saturday, September 4th, 2010LANCASTER, Penn. — A Harrisburg taxi driver whose minivan collided with three motorcycles in Penn Township in June, killing five riders, has been charged with vehicular homicide.
Alfred Moore, 64, of Harrisburg, who has a long list of prior motor vehicle code violations, was taken into custody Thursday night and placed in Lancaster County Prison after [...]
Read the Rest >>Cabbie camaraderies: From praying to playing, how hacks kill time at Kennedy
Friday, September 3rd, 2010NEW YORK CITY — Tucked away on a remote road at Kennedy Airport is a hive of activity so loud, even the airplanes don’t drown it out.
At the dispatch hub for airport cabs, crowds of African men play dominos, Haitians debate the future of their country and Indians play cricket at daybreak.
They may say they’re bored [...]
Passengers Call 911 On Cab Driver
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. — Police say a group of friends called them early Sunday morning to report their cab driver was drunk, after he drove them more than 20 miles home.
A man inside the car, who asked only to go by his first name, Craig, said that he was glad to be safe and well [...]
Monticello to allow unlimited number of taxis in village
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010MONTICELLO, N.Y. — Sullivan County’s largest village has thrown the door open for cab companies.
A divided Monticello village board Tuesday night eliminated the cap that limited taxi service to 21 cars.
Now, anybody with a car, the appropriate insurance and village license to operate a cab can open a private taxi service in the village.
The move [...]
Daley wants to merge more city departments
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010CHICAGO, Ill. — Facing a record city budget shortfall, Mayor Richard M. Daley says he’ll merge more departments in an effort to cut costs.
At a press conference, Mr. Daley said he’ll consolidate the Graphics and General Services departments and merge the Department of Cultural Affairs with the Mayor’s Office of Special Events.
Mr. Daley has unveiled [...]
Classic Yellow Cab leaving valley after holiday
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Classic Yellow Cab began the process of driving out of the Coachella Valley for good with the passage of a deadline Tuesday.
The cab company had earlier agreed with valley taxicab regulator SunLine Transit Agency to cease operations Tuesday.
But according to a mutual agreement with SunLine, Classic Yellow Cab will continue operating through [...]
D.C. Cab Drivers Aren’t Fond of Blind People with Guide Dogs, Study Shows
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seeing person or blind person with a guide dog? A recent civil rights watchdog group study showed that D.C. cabbies will pass by the blind person and their dog in favor of a sighted person down the road 50 percent of the time. Busted!
The Equal Rights Center study was based on 30 tests [...]
Changes proposed for Fort Lauderdale airport taxis
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For nearly three decades Jesse Gaddis has been the driving force for taxis — and for many years the only source for cabs — at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
But now the federal government could change all that. And Broward County is considering a series of changes to airport transportation service that could [...]
Natural gas taxis going to the front of the line at Love Field
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010DALLAS, Texas — City Hall scored a victory in federal court Tuesday that will permit taxis that run on compressed natural gas to hop to the front of the cab stand line at Love Field.
An association of cab drivers sought an injunction against the ordinance pushed by Mayor Tom Leppert as a salve to the [...]
