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• NYC cabbies crave credit cards

  
  Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog — Authority: 537
  Because I got my start as a transportation policy junkie while analyzing the hybridization of New York’s taxi fleet back in college, I have a soft spot for news about the taxi industry. Earlier this week, The Times reported on cabbies’ views on credit cards two years after the city began requiring yellow cabs to ...
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• Black Taxi Entrapment Scandal

  
  China Digital Times (CDT) — Authority: 564
  Xujun Eberlein of the Inside-Out China blog writes about Sun Zhongjie, whose entrapment and subsequent arrest galvanized the public and the media: Sun Zhongjie was a new driver employed by a construction company in Shanghai, and October 14th was his second day at work. That night, on a work-related trip, his car ...
  17 hours ago

• Warning to Taxi Users!

  
  TORU? DAILY PHOTO — Authority: 127
  For those of you planning on visiting Toruń or even for those who already live here...please be cautious when getting into a parked taxi. There are rogue taxis which look rather similar to the normal ones (such as Copernicus and Mercedes ). However, these ones charge much more. One of my students had to pay ...
  1 day ago

• Hacking the System

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 738
  Hacking is a Baltimore phenomenon that allows citizens to get cheap "illegal" rides across town. A hack indicates they want a ride by motioning their pointer finger towards the ground as they walk along the street. Inevitably a driver will stop, the two parties will negotiate a price and a ride will be given. It ...
  1 day ago

• #5 Paris, France: Great Bicycle City Photo Tour

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 603
  From bicycle lovers to lovers on bikes, bike art to art on bikes, the largest bicycle sharing program in the world to some of the smallest bikers, enjoy this bicycle city photo tour of Paris, France! Paris doesn’t have a long history as one of the best bicycle cities, but with the introduction of the largest ...
  5 days ago

• Cabbie Tossed 2 Guys From Taxi Because, Inevitably, They Wouldve Had Sex

  
  Queerty — Authority: 721
  So why did that NYC taxi driver Medhat Mohamed throw out a couple of gay passengers in Harlem ? Because he was concerned that, after seeing them hugging, he was going to have to watch them have sex in the backseat! CONTINUED » Permalink | 5 comments | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: medhat mohamed , NYC , ...
  5 days ago

• Periodic Table of Elements Taxis and Buses

  
  GEARFUSE — Authority: 675
  These awesome Periodic Table of Elements Taxis and Buses serve as mobile advertisements for the Oxford Science Park in the U.K. I wonder if one of these bad boys will go up for sale after they’re done with the marketing scheme . A ride like this would go perfect with a set of Periodic Picnic Tables . ...
  5 days ago

• Taxi Driver Plays Taliban With Passengers

  
  ANIMAL — Authority: 718
  A gay couple claims they were told to get out of a yellow cab after they embraced in the back seat, allegedly incensing the driver. According to one of the men, the cabby told them: “You guys have to get out of the taxi! Hugging is not allowed in here!” | NYP |
  6 days ago

• SEPTA strike affects students and employees alike

  
  The Temple News — Authority: 517
  The lack of public transportation caused by the SEPTA strike that began early Tuesday morning is taking its toll on the Temple community.“It’s the only way I can get to school unless I pay a taxi,” sophomore international business major Trisha Swed said. “I use it anywhere from two to six trips a day [...]
  6 days ago

• South Korean taxi drivers win right to watch TV in cabs, for now

  
  F-Default — Authority: 561
  You know, we’ve made plenty of jokes about the DMB mobile TV functionality found in seemingly every GPS unit released in South Korea, but it looks like taxi drivers in the country take their distractions seriously — serious enough to go to court. Continued here: South Korean taxi drivers win right to watch TV ...
  1 week ago

• South Korean taxi drivers win right to watch TV in cabs, for now

  
  Engadget — Authority: 880
  You know, weve made plenty of jokes about the DMB mobile TV functionality found in seemingly every GPS unit released in South Korea, but it looks like taxi drivers in the country take their distractions seriously -- serious enough to go to court. That issue apparently came to a head recently when one cab driver ...
  1 week ago

• 10 Cool and Unusual Taxis

  
  Technology you can trust here... — Authority: 154
  Collection of the world’s most unusual taxicabs that will take you to your desired destination in style. Maybach Taxi Cool luxury Maybach taxicab spotted in Moscow, Russia. [link] Porsche Taxi For the times when you need to get somewhere really fast. [link] Hummer Taxi Hummer yellow taxi spotted in Houston, ...
  1 week ago

• No LTA for government staff using personal car or taxi as mode of transport

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 444
  The government will not sanction leave travel allowance for an employee who uses personal car or taxi as mode of transport.However, the rule shall not be applicable to employees with a handicap or disability of self or dependent family member.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, ...
  1 week ago

• No One’s Happy About Taxi Fare Increase

  
  ANIMAL — Authority: 718
  A NYC yellow cab driver sums up the ratio of complaints that have been lodged in his ear about the new .50 surcharge: “People are already complaining about it. I’ve had 18 customers today and every second one has complained.” | NYP |
  1 week ago

• Fighting back against cabbies who refuse to take credit cards

  
  Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time — Authority: 636
  SuperMark reports that when his cab driver told him after an $18 ride that his cabs credit-card reader was broken, he told the guy he only had $8 on him and that he was breaking the law by driving around with a busted reader. Miraculously, the cab driver managed to get the reader to work. Read more
  1 week ago

• Freak Taxi Accident Collapses Scaffolding On Broadway and 8th St. [Accidents]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 864
  Well, this is swell. Every now and then our fair city will harness its freak powers and make something explode or implode or crash and basically scare the shit out of us. Well, enjoy your next trip under scaffolding. Update! Via Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley and and Neighborhoodr : apparently, there ...
  1 week ago

• Canada Ford plant to shutdown in 2011, layoff 1,400 jobs

  
  Invest In India — Authority: 128
  US automaker Ford Motor Co. will shutter one of its manufacturing plants in Canada in 2011, a move that will cut 1,400 jobs, the Canadian Auto Workers said Friday. As part of a cost-reduction agreement between the company’s US headquarters and the CAW, the plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, will close in the third ...
  1 week ago

• Taxis: Love ‘em or Hate ‘em?

  
  Matador Abroad — Authority: 465
  Feature Photo: Robert S. Donovan Photo: The Alieness GiselaGiardino Who doesn’t have a taxi story to tell? Taxis: the cause of so much hand-wringing, street side bartering, frantic planning, late night shouting, anxious nail-biting, dread, fear, mystery and intruigue. Yes, taxis. As a traveler you may ...
  1 week ago

• A Very Special Message to Animal Readers from the City of New York

  
  ANIMAL — Authority: 718
  Here’s a message that New York asked Animal to pass on to all of you people: Oh hey Happy Halloween everybody! It’s the one day where there are absolutely no moral dilemmas involved with taking candy from strangers, so party up! We hope you all have a good time out there in your wacky costumes whether you ...
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• Taxis Parking In The Not-Even-Finished Bike Lane

  
  The Dumping Ground — Authority: 114
  Though I don’t think construction is completed yet, the new contra-flow bike lane on 15th Street is looking pretty good.  Except for the cars parking in it. I snapped this photo just south of Rhode Island Avenue, with a cabbie parked in what is a clearly marked bike lane .  Worse, half a block north there was a ...
  1 week ago

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