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Motorcycle Taxis Have Cab Drivers Crying Foul In Paris

GlobalPost | Mildrade Cherfils | Posted 12.29.2009 | World

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

Melissa Plaut | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

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Melissa Plaut

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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Credit Card Swipes Adding Up For Cab Drivers

nytimes.com | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

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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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South Korea Taxi Drivers Can Watch TV Despite Crash Risks, Judge Rules

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology

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

Melissa Plaut | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

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Melissa Plaut

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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Crackdown On Cell Phone Cabbies Coming

nydailynews.com | By Pete Donohue and Leo Standora | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York

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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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Revisioning the "Poor" Mexican

Karin Badt | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

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

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 07.30.2009 | New York

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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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