Comment posted New NYC Taxi: Nissan Cab Unveiled by First Prius Cabbie.
I am sick of hearing about credit card complaints. It has helped us so much. We are a service business and should jump at the chance to offer a service passengers need. Try waiting for a cash machine now. As for the cab of the future it is a joke. I dont even think it is legal. I believe the law says you must have a choice. Not 100% sure.
First Prius Cabbie also commented
- If I buy a Prius in Sept. 2013 does that mean I have to get rid of it by Oct 2018? That is only 5 years. I get 7 now. The Prius without a partition is the most comfortable ride there is. Lots of leg room and easy for seniors to get in and out because it is low to the ground. Seniors will have trouble with the new cab of the future. But they will be able to charge their cell phone. I dont know how riders survived all these years without a cell charge. First we all had to have hybrids now no one can. Time to sell if I can. Any Buyers?
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- Halt new cabs: suit
B Desai turns against her own drivers by backing the Mayors outer boro plan and 2000 more medallions which will cost lease drivers all of the raise plus. Why did she do it? All because the mayor and yassky gave her some attention. People will do anything to look good. Kiss your raise goodbye if Desai helps the mayor by adding 2000 more cabs and countless outer boro cabs. Why is she for this? - Halt new cabs: suit
First everyone had to have a hybrid now no one can. I think the law is you have to be given a choice of more than one to buy but I am not sure. Why doesnt Bloomberg try incentives instead of dictating and being a tyrant. Bloomberg will have better luck with incentives. And the city should stop using the cab industry as a cash cow. That is not what it is for. It is for drivers to earn a living. How much is this cab of tomorrow? - Taxi and Limousine Commission holds public hearing on Taxi of Tomorrow
What is wrong with a hybrid with no partition? Cameras are a great idea. If a bandit knows his photo is being taken and the driver has less cash (c cards) ….thats a good way to be safe and plenty of room for all. I cant wait for the glass sun roof to start cracking. Probably thousands will be spent by owners of these see thru glass roof cabs. - Taxis taking a toll – Bridge rip-off
Don’t forget if this were a good paying job you would not have it. Who do you think the bosses would hire if they had a choice; Americans or Native New Yorkers? Thats right you would be out like you were years ago. So be happy with what you have and stop complaining about a passenger using a card and go the route they want and maybe you will make a few more $. And try to save gas. No need to race to a red light. Im just trying to give good advice to the dummies that don’t understand what a service business is. Most of you know this. This advice is not for you. A tip is an incentive to give good service,it is not a given. - Taxis Lose Their ‘AXI’
Youre correct Tony Fox it is mandated. But the expense is worth it when you compare the injuries and death in one case I know of. A few years ago a woman was killed when her head hit the partition on E 42 St at a slow speed accident. The cab jumped the curb and hit a building. A passenger (plastic surgeon) told me half the facial injuries in his waiting room were caused by the partition. The cost is not prohibitive and not that much more than a partition. Disappointed is right too about the two totals. Happens to me all the time. I wish Yassky would read this.
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A piece of Garbage that WONT Hold up to NYC CRATER Sized Pot holes !!!….Imagine the COST to Fix these JAP Boxes when No One Has the PARTS for This Crap….So Whoever Gets the Parts Will Get BIG BUCKS to fix this CRAP…Its NOT a Heavy Duty Type Vehical AT ALL !!!!…I will Be leaving the Bussieness when the Ford Crown Victs. are Phased out…In the fleet that I use now…
This new Nissan cab isn’t a hybrid vehicle, is it? Taxi of Tomorrow should be at least 35-50 MPG in the city traffic. Fuel cost rising steadily, by 2013 will be six dollars per gallon. The new Toyota Prius does 50 MPG in the city.
The large skylight roof will be the cabdrivers headaches, because all the bird droplets. And you know how easy to clean that.
Wow thi car is same to a DODGE CARAVAN with NO WINDOWS SCROL DOWN so we have to use a/c all the time but this is 22 mpg
On Top of this Nissan is Doing Bussiness WITH IRAN !!!! WTF …..Criss they say 22 it will more than likely be 14 mpg….Ramirez Pirus is for miget drivers and battery cost 3 thousand bucks…lol….KEEP the MANY Choices WE Have NOW….Who ARE They to tell an UNSUBSITDISED Industry WHAT to BUY ????
Passengers always leave good tips for drivers. One dollar tip on credit card charge. Where is New York Post ? NYPost said people would pay more tips on Credit Cards but I don’t get it. I think in other yellow cabs.
Question for Yellow cab driver.
Do you get more tips on Cc charge?
Do you miss passenger while someone is using Cc?
Do you get paid when passenger swipe card and leave but Cc transaction decline?
Do people don’t hock behind you on narrow street such as Mott street when passenger swipe credit Card?
Do you ever get no tips on flat fare to Or from JFK?
Do you pay %5 on all Toll paid by EZ pass?
One or two blocks before drop off point 1> ASK cash or credit. If credit, tell passenger it’s ready for payment 2> OFF the meter + ON off duty light, so passenger starts working on the screen 3> ON emergency blinkers n interior light + OFF off-duty light 4> STOP at precisely right spot – pulled as much with opened door space, etc. BY THEN, CC swiped 5> CHECK if authorized, then Receipt? Thank you! Curbside please! Pointing to left or right.
I lose 40¢ but I would do it that way so passengers get off quick when stopped. Less honking turkeys and no missing next passengers. It’s simple routine if you keep doing.
The city lost in the federal court for a hybrid mandate, didn’t it? But it wasn’t for hybrid but for mandating part? Now they’re mandating non-hybrid? I didn’t follow it in detail, but I will refresh on the issue. The city sold medallion. The mandate of an only one-car model was a stipulation at the time of sales? Sorry I am not an expert on this. Even though it was a clause of sales document, all I recall is the city was asking the public not the owners to vote for only one model. Certainly, consumer interests should be considered for choice of car but owners of the medallion, and car should listen and decide among many diverse options; without stipulation, I think.
NY international auto show starting Friday at Javits, I don’t see any feature of innovative tomorrow but all pre-2000 features. Different from existing taxis but not of anything surprising n wowing, especially the visitors of the show who have seen flying and swimming cars(! Treat yourself Fri. April 6 – Sun. April 15) Some customized parts like light switch and charging but they are really detailed appetizer) Main courses are MPG to reduce pollution and optimal (not too small or big) size + aero dynamic shape + weight to save gas n congestion + durability + maintenance cost + GPS built-in drivers (experienced n happily serving) + software apps + so on.
Many models are available with hybrid engines, promising 40-50 MPG. In 2013, and beyond, electric cars will be giving up to 300 miles on a single charge. So, what’s the big deal with the “Taxi of Tomorrow,” if isn’t the most fuel efficient taxicab in NYC? The taxi industry should not accept this Nissan or any other vehicle with 20-22 MPG! 40-50 MPG or electric taxi, that is excellent improvement for 2012 and beyond.
Four star restaurant that pleases all senses except long term health with high trans fat, saturated fat, hf corn syrup, pesticide, msg n other carcinogens. I thought the mayor was obsessed with health with trans fat banning, no public space smoking even in outdoor, sustainable city with bike sharing [another issue I like to lament for environment, paradox of bike paths which make cars crawl slower than bikes (more pollution n no need of protection) n give emergency vehicle's nightmare when one car breaks down and blocks on Grand St]. But the same mayor didn’t consider hybrid or electric cars with high MPG and optimal size. No environmentalists were involved?
Non-hybrid or MPG aren’t mentioned in videos or articles by Nissan or the city. Due to either ignorance or deception? It’s like McDonald or Pepsi commercial with attractive appealing image without disclosure of ingredients or nutritional facts. Low MPG with that bulky van size, air resistant height, heavier weight plus it looks like passenger space windows are sealed and that means constant AC operation just to breath. I am afraid Taxi of tomorrow maybe gas guzzling like CV, bad for environment and extra expenses (weekly extra than hybrid for each driver x 52weeks for all drivers). Too late to convert it into hybrid n subsidize it from city’s medallion income? I like to dream.
How about putting a robot behind the wheels of new tech taxi, guarantee there will not be any screaming to raise the fare, there will be no refuse trip to outer boro at any time, guarantee there will not be any summons issue by police, robot will not break traffic rule. Robot do not pay tip to hotel doorman to buy tip to airport, Robot will not taking the long way to the destination when it is program with apps and ipad’s gps and passenger keys in destinations. there will be no accident cause by taxi, and garage cannot make the driver pay for their accident. garage will only collect because all accident will not be robot’s fault, robot will not pick up on side walk nor bicycle lane, no more humiliation to driver from passenger. there will be no more peanalty who drive over 12 hours in a shift and for TLC, you will not have a long wait to issue hack license, you will not neet any more undercover inspector on the street, you will not need your unilateral court to fine drviers, they are robot, you will not need to pick your head to find way to fine driver, Robot do not need any more urine test or complaint unit. Well, not a bad idea,right?
22 mpg, high repair cost, unusable and nissan which is noone prefer this car. Why anyone suppose to buy this junk at first place. Just wondering how much money coumo, bloomberg and yassky have stolen/ benefited after this deals.
Why only one automaker and only one non-hybrid model? At least many models including hybrid from Nissan? Well at this point, the best thing can be done is as much extended use possible of their choice by individual and fleet owners beyond 2013. So minimum purchase after first roll out in 2013. Sluggish sales will make them adjust to the buyers interest. I think hybrid with tax benefit and other incentives is fleet owners’ interest also because their drivers will prefer it and stay for them.
I went to see the NY Automobile Show at the Jacob Javitz Center. I did see the new Nissan taxicab. It’s spacious, for the passenger/s! Easy to get in and out! The factory built-in partition does make this vehicle special, to mark up to $29000! Moreover, make this vehicle very expensive. That intercom system between the driver and the passenger, as well added, because the partition has a small closable sliding door. Interestingly, just because that factory built-in partition in the new Nissan, every taxi fleet must replace their cabs for soon? We know the city received lot of complains about the small cabs and unsafe partitions. Now they come up with the roomier cabs and factory-built partition and intercom. In the taxi industry rich cab drivers have so much money to make these non-essential costly changes? This new Nissan taxicab should be partition free, well as the current smaller cabs with the latest Cab Security Camera system. And well as make it more fuel efficient than existing hybrid cabs, and that makes poor cab drivers’ a little-bit happy! Don’t separate them with partition, care about how they get paid! Since is easy to get in and out, that raise an opportunity for the rider/s to leave the cabbie without paying the cab fare! Cabdrivers need a camera and the warning sign in every cab! Do we, what’s your view about this?
credit card cabbie – the new cab are for the passengers, what will the city do for the driver, you know the supply and demand rule, don’t you? there are too many demand from TLC and city, what about supply? unhappy worker will have affect on job supply to customer.
easy to clean from the inside, but nothing will replace crown vic
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It’s the most talked about new taxicab Nissan NV200 at the NY Auto Show!
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2012/04/05/nyregion/100000001472533/the-taxi-of-tomorrow.html?scp=9&sq=Taxi%20&st=cse
This got to be some sort of stupid joke, which is indeed very cruel. In a few years NYC is going to look like Honkong or Saigong. This ain’t a cab, this ain’t a car, this is a rolling betrayal.
Nissan recall records: 1> 2012 Feb 29: 2012 Quest + 2011 Quest :: Engine stall due to software programming 2> 2012 Feb 24: 2012 Juke + 2011 Juke :: Fuel leak, risk of fire due to loose fuel pressure sensor 3> 2012 Feb 22: 2012 Murano + 2012 Rogue :: Low tire pressure, tire blowout due to tire pressure monitoring system not activated 4> 2012 Feb 14: 2012 Altima + 2012 Versa :: Side curtain airbag not functioning due to incorrect propellant mixture 5> 2012 Feb 1: 2012 Versa :: Gear shifting from park without depressed brake 6> 2011 Dec 19: 2011 Pathfinder :: Engine stall due to engine oil leak
The MAIN Problem WITH Having 1 (ONE) Brand of ANY KIND OF Mandated TAXI in NYC ….If there a MAJOR RECALL or Defect / Safety Hazzard …..What is the Public GOING To Hail If WE have to TAKE ALL THESE CABS Off the ROAD ??? Hello Outer Boro Cabs……………..
Jack Lusk – TLC Chairman 1988-1991
“Those partitions create a plastic surgeons’ dream.”
Dr. Rahul Sharma, – has worked in several city emergency rooms, is all too familiar with the damage the anti-crime partitions, required since 1994, can cause.
“Ask any ER doc in Manhattan, and they will tell you they see it very frequently,” he said. “People have a false sense of security in the backseat of a cab.”
Dr. Gary Sbordone – Massachusetts Chiropracter
“Could cause complex spinal injuries.”
Dr. Geoffrey Doughlin – E.R. Director, Jamaica Hospital, Queens, NY
Since the partitions act as a second windshield, back seat passengers fall victim to the same type of injuries as people in the front passenger position, the “suicide seat,”
Dr. Gregory Husk – Chairman of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center
“You can’t do this kind of work (Emergency Medicine) without being impressed that the taxicab partition breaks a lot of noses, a lot of lips, a lot of chins.”
Dr. John Sherman – Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, New York Hospital, New York City
“The results are uniformly disastrous: patients with head wounds from dividers,
fractured noses, lacerations and worse. Last month I saw two patients die from taxi-related injuries.”
Dr. Arnold Komisar, Dr. Stanley Blaugrund and Dr. Martin Camins – Lenox Hill Hospital NYC
“Every emergency room in New York is seeing patients injured in taxicabs: three here, four there, six at another hospital, so it’s easy to underestimate the problem,”
Dr. Stephen Pearlman – Upper East Side facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon
“Gaping soft tissue injuries are also prevalent, since an edge of a partition’s sliding door or its metal track can tear the skin.”
“In the most severe instances, this causes “almost an avulsion” of the nose.”
Dr. Paul Lorenc – NYC Plastic Surgeon
“Crushed noses, fractured cheekbones and eye sockets, and “stellate,” or burst lacerations, are among the most common injuries suffered when a passenger is hurled into the clear partition.”
Dr. Kai Sturmann – Acting Chairman, Emergency Department, Beth Israel
“I would like to see back-seat air bags.”
Dr. Marc Melrose – Emergency Physician, Beth Israel Medical Center, Manhattan
“Cabs don’t have to get into an accident for people to be hurt. The cab stops short and you go flying into the screen with the handles and bolts and that metal change thing. It’s dangerous.”
Dr.’s Talmor, Barie, Shapiro and Hoffman – Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, NY
In 1996 four surgeons from the Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center released a report, this is a review of it.
“Craniofacial injuries resulting from taxicab accidents in New York City”
Taxicab accidents are a common occurrence in New York City. This review was undertaken to characterize the nature of craniofacial injuries that result from taxicab accidents
Data were collected on 16 patients who required admission to trauma or plastic and reconstructive surgery services, after sustaining craniofacial injury as a result of a taxicab accidents.
Front-end deceleration collisions were the most common mechanism of injury.
Fifty-six percent of the patients were thrown against the bulletproof, Plexiglas driver safety divider and sustained an injury most commonly to the anterior midface.
Both bony and soft tissue injuries were common in the entire group.
“Given the high incidence of craniofacial injury, appropriate safety standards for taxicabs must be initiated, including the reevaluation of the utility of the safety divider”
Diane McGrath-McKechnie, Chairwoman of the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission
The experience of New York City absolutely does not support the notion that partitions have increased the number of passenger injuries.
We are well aware of the potential dangers of passengers not wearing their seat belts hitting partitions in short-stop circumstances.
Frank Armstrong, Motor Vehicle Safety Compliance Enforcement Section Director, 6/22/84
“Dear Sir: It has come to the attention of this office that you may be in violation of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 by the manner in which you are installing partitions in taxicabs and/or police cruisers.“
Matthew Daus – TLC Chairman
“These cars and the partitions that are in them are 100 percent safe,”
One good thing TOT NV200′s skyroof prevents the dangerous top sign advertising, doesn’t it? The price is exhorbitant, read: exhorbitant. The high price will be a drain across the whole NYC cab industry, affecting drivers, riders who will pay it. The billionaire taxi garages will just pass on the cost. When will riders wake up to what is going on? It is what the TLC wants to make themselves look good, and it is what the driver and rider will get and will pay the cost. Soon it will cost $100 for the rider to step in a taxi designed by non-riders and non-drivers. Q.E.D.
If I buy a Prius in Sept. 2013 does that mean I have to get rid of it by Oct 2018? That is only 5 years. I get 7 now. The Prius without a partition is the most comfortable ride there is. Lots of leg room and easy for seniors to get in and out because it is low to the ground. Seniors will have trouble with the new cab of the future. But they will be able to charge their cell phone. I dont know how riders survived all these years without a cell charge. First we all had to have hybrids now no one can. Time to sell if I can. Any Buyers?
Unbelievable $40,000 price for NV200 Taxi of Tomorrow. This is the Parasites’ price, because $40,000 does not fit into the economic model, no matter how it morphs within a standard. But, once every NYC taxi is the NV200, the fickle parasite finger can wiggle, and every NYC taxi pooof is a wheel-chair accessible van. All the unneccessary amenities of Taxi of Tomorrow require installation and maintenance fees for life.
When you chose to own and operate taxis as your career, did you know you were becoming a hospital orderly, wearing a mask, gloves & protective suit? The taxi driver works on time and distance, and time of his shift – what happens to the time when there is loading, unloading wheel-chairs and more time with card-swipes; and as one commentator mentioned stopping a whole travel lane for card-swipe? It is dangerous. But it is easy for Taxi Parasites to wiggle their fickle fingers, while the driver is stressed to a frenzy and the rider is fare fleeced and time fleeced by fickle traffic changes. Taxi Parasites and fickle finger wiggling always the boss.
Brothers,
You need to stand strong and talk about your right. It is obvious they want you to spend as much gas as possible to make more gas profit. They dont care about how much you make for your families.
TAXI PROTEST THURS 9 AM 210 LIVINGSTON ST Brooklyn !!! Be There FIGHT the FIGHT !!! Against OUTERBORO TAXIS Picking up above 110 st and 96 st LEGALLY ??? No NO NOOOOOOOOOOOO……….And More…
I am sick of hearing about credit card complaints. It has helped us so much. We are a service business and should jump at the chance to offer a service passengers need. Try waiting for a cash machine now. As for the cab of the future it is a joke. I dont even think it is legal. I believe the law says you must have a choice. Not 100% sure.
Another mini van on the street. I can’t picture this to be a taxi. taxis by name are to be as taxis not minivans. The more the merrier……..congestion & traffic.
instead of concentrating on mpg & safety issues these idiots are proud to have skyroof & mobile chargers. What a joke!!!
Airport transits have mobile charging station & yet they cannot maintain it. Most don’t work or are broken. It just adds up extra battery power & those ports will be a pothole inside taxi within few months but who cares coz like it or not it will be the drivers responsibility to fix it for the inspection.
Tourists walk if they want to see certain places. Taxicabs arent horsecarts where people expect easy go sightseeing. So skyroof is a bad idea. Hey but it is good for smoking customer so they can just open the roof and lght a cigarette.
So city officials make some sense …. What is this nonsense
Guess What Folks,18,000 Outer Boro Cabs and 2000 more Medallions OKed By your Lovely TLC…..You Are Now Sooooo Screwed…!!!!…Thanks for your support…
I thought it was done deal last December. What is the most important thing now is how to secure business in Manhattan vicinities (Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, Williamsburg, etc.) n Northern Manhattan. In order to motivate the city, we have allies of business in these area. For example, River Cafe’s survival depends on yellow bringing customers from Manhattan. If livery are allowed there legally, more yellow will do best not to go there at all without return rewards. Less business for River Cafe n less sales tax income. And customers taking livery back to manhattan means more congestion. I emailed to tlcrules@tlc.nyc.gov attention: David Yassky I hope he reads it.
Does this mean more refusal to go to outerboroughs? There should be an incentive fare for going outer borough where these black cars are legalized. Either way we r screwed!
Good news but concerns:
1> first sale of 6000(out of 18000) OB permits starts in June
2> $1500 each n it’s completely optional. So it is not mandatory it may not sell all. Let’s see how it will actually be adopted.
3> OB cab will have different color (not decided yet) n with special licence plate.
4> OB cab cannot operate in HEZ (Hail Exclusionary Zone) n PAEZ (Pre-Arranged trip Exclusionary Zone which is Manhattan below E96 n W110 but not airports): this zone is concern n need to be modified.
1> If OB cabs in different color n special license plate pick up street hails in HEZ n PAEZ which is Manhattan below E96 n W110, picture images (or preferably video clips) including license plate ID captured n uploaded to a future site (Yahoo, can you work on this on YouTube or I will work on this) should be enough proof to discourage them, if not for ticketing. 2> HEZ and/or PAEZ should be expanded beyond the line n flexible with development (Mt Sinai H, Columbia U area, B’klyn H, P Slope, etc) to encourage yellow to bring customers n residents. 3> For OB cabs at airports pretending prearrangement (not PAEZ), nothing new, outsmarting strategies r needed.
Mario…If you would have come to the HEARING ….You would have heard me TESTSIFY …..Its going to be a JUNGLE and MOVE that HAIL / HELL Zone to at least 125 st and sell OBC at 2000 a year till they see the IMPACT and Enforcment Issues that would crop up….Sorry I think they didnt care at ALL…After All 1 BILLION Dollars to spend for OUR A#$wipe Mayor to SPEND / Waste….
If IT REMAINS as is 110 and 96 st that zone …..GUESS WHERE THE OUTER BOROS CABS WILL BE FOLKS ???? 6000 will be in Downtown Brookyln &4 th ave , 6000 will be on Queens Blvd, 6000 at 96 st 6000 at 110 st …200 will be parked ..AND FOLKS IN THE FAR REACHING AREAS OF THE OUTER BOROS STILL , I GUARANTEE IT ….STILL WONT BE SERVICED …AND THE CITY WILL Sell Even MORE after they SELL 18,000 ….Sad SAD DAY….FOR ALL …OBC should get guns they could kill themselves FOR A $ 5 fare….
Tony Fox, I absolutely agree with you that the OB cab hail zone should be shrunk less than current zone (by whom anyway?). That’s not only yellow’s interest but business n communities who depend on customers and residents yellow bring. They should keep carrots (exclusive pick ups) as return rewards. Otherwise River Cafe may have to use Flash Dancer Club $5 bribe to yellow to bring customers from Manhattan. And city gets sales tax, property tax n less congestion in M. Simple observation in NYC: quality of life increases with more yellow but less red n blue in action. So yellow exclusive zone expansion = NYC quality of life expansion. Next posting: My Action Plan
Ten $12.25 card-swipes day&night shift = $245 x 4.5% = $11 x 13,300 cabs = $146,300 daily x 7 = $1 million weekly, $365 million annually parasited by 2 card-swipe kings. 18,000 new outer borough medallions (wow!!) will be = $11 x 18,000 OB cabs = $198,000 daily x 7 = $1.4 million weekly, $506 million annually to be parasited by 2 card-swipe kings. Now U understand why NYC & TLC must have those OB cabs. Add 2,000 WCA medallions and U figure out the rest. All this is under-estimation, and doesn’t include the sale billions paid to NYC. Drivers will do the work, lose pay, and NYC riders who have had a $40,000 vehicle rammed down their throat will pay for it. The average cab commuter can’t afford the inflation – a NYC cab ride is now for rich only. Follow the money! It is all about installing those cheat card-swipes into every cab they can, and then create new cabs, just for their greed. Lowering the take percent by 1% or 1/2% is a laugh – the numbers are still astronomical. $365 million & $506 million = $871 million, almost a billion annually. Now you understand why there is no force large enough in the U.S. to separate these parasites from NYC cabs.
$365 million & $506 OB M = $871 M annually, almost $1 billion annually taken by 2 card-swipe 4.5% kings. The real reason NYC needs card-swipes!! Driver work, rider pay, kings in the counting house, counting all their money.
Where were cabbies during Occupy Wall St? Toiling 12 hours a day.
Saudis nationalized oil business (they took it) & TLC kings citified the NYC cab business. Period. They took it. Any independence a NYC cabbie shows is killed by TLC kings. Now a $50 chip camera is available that will record for 4 hours, 12 hours, and then repeat. Couldn’t a cabbie buy his own $50 camera & chip and take it with him at end of shift? These are supposed to be wired into the cab electrical system, but that grand $40,000 Taxi of Destruction planned for NYC couldn’t it have a PLUG for the cabbie’s portable security camera or two cameras? I mean, it has a plug for every appliance known to man, why not a plug for a portable chip security camera?
Anyone remember an accident where cab went over into the Hudson River, or dropped off an elevated street, a significant distance?
All these swearing complaining will not get you anywhere, all the taxi driver need a strong worker union like AFL-CIO to fight the TLC for them.
Roger, good job, but you multiplied by 355 instead of 52 ($1 million weekly not daily). So it is $52 million a year for 13,300, and $73 million a year for 18,000 = for a total take of $125 million annually.
Btw, Disappointed, NYTWA says it joined as a member of AFL-CIO n it will host a fundraising event, Thur., April 26 with many guests including the union president, Richard Trump(?). I am not a member so u have to check out further details. http://www.nytwa.org
Mario, what is their local union #?
Mario, AFL-CIO is join in the march, nytwa is not yet their local board member. this does not mean anythng but sympathy