Taxi Drivers

Teaching Taxi Drivers About Lesbian Sex

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 01.09.2012

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"Which one is the man, and which one is the woman?" That is a question I have faced more times that I can count. Taxicab drivers generally pose the question while they are hauling me around Manhattan. The exchange goes something like this.

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22,000 Taxi Drivers In Massive Rate-Switching Scam

nydailynews.com | By Frank Lombardi | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was worse than you thought: Nearly 22,000 cab drivers ripped off riders in a massive rate-switching scam that netted the underhanded hacks more th...

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Bloomberg Wants To Reimburse Scammed Taxi Passengers

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Thousands of people ripped off in a widespread scam by New York City taxi drivers who illegally doubled the rate of their rides could...

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Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs Gazette | MARIA ST.LOUIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Attrition has thinned the blue line. Police helicopters that kept watch over the city are being sold. Street lights have been turned off, leaving neig...

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Motorcycle Taxis Have Cab Drivers Crying Foul In Paris

GlobalPost | Mildrade Cherfils | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS, France -- Chauffeured motorcycles now bill themselves as attractive alternatives to Paris' full-size taxis and in-the-know travelers are using ...

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Crackdown On Cell Phone Cabbies

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue and Leo Standora | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Taxi and Limousine Commission will unveil tough new proposals Friday to crack down on chatty cabbies who yak on their mobile phones while driving....

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South Korea Taxi Drivers Can Watch TV, Judge Rules

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cab drivers in South Korea can continue to have televisions on their dashboards, despite the risk of crashing, a court has ruled....

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Cash or Credit? In a Taxi, It Depends Which Side of the Partition You're On

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

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When you swipe your card, the driver has to pay a hefty 5% extra. Why are New York's cabbies paying so much? Because of all the middlemen. A few people are making truckloads of money on drivers' backs.

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Denying Cab Drivers a Cell Phone Puts Them in Danger (and Makes You Late)

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

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When taxi drivers find themselves alone in their cabs -- as they often do -- with psychopaths, scam artists, or even just garden-variety drunken idiots, that little hands-free device can be a lifeline.

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Credit Card Swipes Adding Up For Cab Drivers

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York's cabbies howled when the city began forcing them to take credit cards. Some even went on strike, calling the requirements a kowtow to touris...

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Revisioning the "Poor" Mexican

Karin Badt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxi Drivers, Mexican Immigrants, Puerto Escondido, Casamar, World News

My conversation during a cool summery taxi ride back to my apartment in Puerto Escondido.

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Taxicab Confessions: Cab Drivers Share Weirdest Stories

New York Times | Peter Khoury | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tales of lust, sorrow, crime, brushes with fame and just plain weirdness all seem to find their way to New York City's cabbies, who have a front-row s...

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