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Andrew Vollo knows what a 12-hour shift behind the wheel of a taxi can do to a guy’s back. “I started driving a cab when I was working my way through Queens College,” the 54-year-old says. “I drove a taxi for 15 years, and I had a lot of pain.”

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Gerard Cherizol says gas costs $25 a day less.
OWNERS of hybrid cars from Boston to San Francisco like to boast about how their vehicles not only save them money at the gas pump, but help the environment, too.

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On an average day, Ben Bailey drives a yellow cab around New York City, asking passengers trivia questions and doling out dough for his show, “Cash Cab,” on Discovery Channel.

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Chip Stern on NYC traffic

December 10, 2007

I drive a yellow cab on the night shift, and let me assure you that Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing proposal is a cynical game of three-card monte that unfairly targets working people who can least afford it.

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In the early-morning darkness, parked yellow taxis lined West 29th Street. Pungent curries scented the chilly air. For the drivers, it was a chance to grab some chicken korma, use a bathroom, relax for a few minutes or pray. For members of Garden in Transit, it was a ripe opportunity to apply decal sheets of [...]

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