Suspect caught in Hollywood cabbie's slaying
Video cameras to discipline taxi drivers
1847 byelaw runs tuk tuk taxi plan off the road
Taxicab Regulations To Be Abolished
Text a taxi any time and be sure of prompt reply
Cabbies in overdrive for convention
"Son of a bitch, you're running up the meter!"

Posted on Wed, Aug. 27, 2008

BY JENNIFER MOONEY PIEDRA AND DIANA MOSKOVITZ

Police have taken into custody the the man accused of killing a taxi driver earlier this month in Hollywood.

Charvon Jwan Warren, 24, is suspected in the slaying of a cabbie, Rosario Esposito, on Aug. 8 at 2037 Madison St.

The Miami Herald - (Miami, Florida)

Newmai News Network 28 August, 2008 09:51:00

Shillong | August 27 : The whip to straighten unruly and indisciplined taxi drivers in Shillong gets more pronounced with the district administration using video cameras to support its penalising objectives against the guilty. After taking punitive action by imposing a fine on commercial vehicles who failed to use the government embarkation and disembarkation point, many taxis continue to flout the norms. In a follow up action today, the East Khasi Hills district administration used videography to catch the erring taxi drivers.

MorungExpress - (Dimapur, Assam, India)

09:51 - 27-August-2008

A BAND of Totnes entrepreneurs have lost the first round in their battle to launch a Totnes tuk tuk taxi service powered by chip fat after being run off the road by a 161-year-old licensing law.

Now the bosses of the Totnes Rickshaw Company are taking legal advice before deciding whether to continue the battle with an appeal direct to the magistrates courts.

The company had applied to South Hams Council's Licensing Committee for a taxi licence to run its two 416cc tuk tuk — powered rickshaws — in Totnes, primarily picking up passengers on Steamer Quay and taking them to the top of the town's steep main street.

But the application was booted out because the three-wheeled machines, which are used as taxis across South East Asia, do not comply with the council's own byelaws or the act covering Hackney Carriage licenses which dates back to 1847.

South Devon Herald Express - (Torquay, Devon, England)

Posted on August 27, 2008

The mayor and aldermen decided to get out of the business of regulating taxicabs in the city. Cab owners complain that the insurance the city requires is to expensive. On the advice of City Attorney Andy Hoover, council members voted on first reading to abolish the resolution regulating taxicabs. Hoover stated that other forms of public transportation are not regulated and it seemed unfair to single out one form and not the others. Hoover also cited a liability issue if an accident occurs involving a taxicab. The resolution to abolish the taxicab regulations will come before the city council for a final vote next month.

WKSR-AM 1420 - (Pulaski, Tennessee)

8:10pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A scheme to ensure a safe ride home in all parts of Pembrokeshire was launched at the County Show.

The Cab Safe project — set to be one of the first of its kind in Wales — enables members of the public to text a simple number to receive details of local licensed taxis and private hire firms.

The information will be made available by texting CAB to 83222 and will be in operation throughout the county.

Western Telegraph - (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales)

Passengers offer good, bad reviews as business soars

By Chris Walsh, Rocky Mountain News (Contact) Wednesday, August 27, 2008

What is this?

It's a rare scene on a weeknight downtown: knots of revelers wearing everything from expensive suits and lavish dresses to denim shorts and ball caps - arms extended in a mass attempt to hail taxis.

But it's become a common sight during the Democratic National Convention, which has transformed Denver into a mini-Manhattan, at least as far as the cab industry is concerned.

Hundreds of taxis are roaming the streets at any one time - as many as 300 more than the usual limit - and drivers say they've seen a sizable increase in business. But opinions vary from visitors and locals alike over how the industry has handled the crush of traffic.

The Rocky Mountain News - (Denver, Colorado)

BY NIGHT CABBIE [August 27th, 2008]

"Son of a bitch, you're running up the meter!"

The old man is drunk, and furious that I was unwilling to make an illegal turn through busy traffic.

"Hey, I told you I'll knock a buck off, just chill."

"You piece of shit, it costs $8.70 this way, and $8.30 my way!"

"So we'll call it $8. This isn't a big deal."

When we reach his retirement home, the meter does indeed read $8.70, and he begins again. "I know what you just did to me! I know how you cabbies are, you can't fool me."

Willamette Week - (Portland, Oregon)

Ender Wiggen

Updated Aug 28 @ 03:38 GMT

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