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Criminal Cab Drivers
This story reveals that “hundreds of criminals are behind the wheels of Houston cabs”. This is allowed to happen because if it falls outside of a 10 year period it won’t show up and they are allowed to get their cab license. It has become a standard on criminal background checks because people can change and straighten up their lives. But when one of these cab drivers commits a crime as a driver, people begin to question these tactics.
Tags: transportation; passengers; travel; cabbie; streets; taxicab; ordinance; FOIA; city council; Ricardo Steele; Yellow Cab
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Boston's trashy taxis
In two hours at Logan Airport --where Massachusetts Port Authority inspectors claim to examine vehicles for cosmetic and safety violations each time cabbies make a trip -- the Globe spotted dozens of taxis with unanchored seats, ripped interiors, burned-out brake lights, and parts hanging precariously.
Tags: taxis; inspections; cabs; vehicles; consumer; client; control
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Risky Cabbies
WMAQ-TV reports a "three-month investigation uncovered potentially dangerous cab drivers. Half of the drivers we investigated had criminal records We found most of those drivers had been arrested for assaults and batteries. Some drivers had been caught with guns, buying drugs, even committing sexual offenses. We also uncovered poor driving records...."
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Taken for a costly ride
A ten city investigation by Newsweek turns up ways cabbies clip the unwary--and how to beat them.
Tags: fraud; discrimination; gouging; taxies; taxi
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The Advocate (Stamford, Conn.) begins with a tale of the inadequacies of Hartford's cab services, researched by interviewing cabbies, dispatchers, and passengers, and by requesting cab service; ends up with a tale of drug use among cabbies, brutal working conditions and a Byzantine regulatory system, Aug. 15 and Nov. 7, 1988.