Sentences with phrase «said cab drivers»
A number of pedestrians interviewed said cab drivers are among the most egregious violators.
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That said, the real muscle behind the pushback stems from disenfranchised cab operators, who must comply with a complex web of regulations and shell out for insurance, vehicle maintenance and exorbitant licence fees: In Montreal, cab drivers pay around $ 200,000 for a taxi medallion.
Seltz - Axmacher says the remote driver — or a driver in the cab — can at any time electrically or mechanically stop the tractor.
By enabling the vehicle to theoretically hit the road all night while the driver sleeps in the cab «could get the driver to his next destination, or home to his family, faster,» says Ron.
I asked the cab driver if he knew what the drink was and he said, «karkady».
Personally, I like Americans for the reason that the majority of them like us, being London Cab Driver I can talk from experience also, I might add, they're the best tippers, can't say the same about Europeans.
The plow driver leans out of his cab and says, «Pardon!»
When a cab - driver in Tulsa said recently that soccer to him is «a bunch of queers in short pants, a Communist game, too slow and boring,» he may have been wrong on the first two counts but surely not on the third, at least not in North America.
The cab driver told Orland Park police that when he dropped Zabrodski off near the 9800 block of Cordoba Court shortly before 6:40 a.m. on May 6, Zabrodski said he didn't have money to pay for the ride and ran.
The cab driver caught up with him but fell and broke his ankle during a brief struggle, police said.
The company and its ride - sharing competitors have been stepping up its efforts to pressure Albany into acting on this issue, receiving some pushback from traditional cab companies who say they want an even playing field for all drivers and disability advocates who worry about access for all riders.
The Buffalo businessman also rejected Gov. David Paterson's effort to link the Park51 controversy to the attack on a Muslim cab driver that occurred in NYC yesterday, saying:
A 61 - year - old cab driver posted on Facebook early today that city and state politicians were to blame for his financial ruin — then pulled up to the gates of City Hall and shot himself dead with a shotgun, authorities said.
The taxi industry is pushing back, saying in a statement that Uber and Lyft drivers on Long Island and upstate should undergo fingerprint background checks, just like regular taxi cab drivers.
At Kaneashie Korle Bu / Mamprobi taxi station, the cab drivers there could not hide their admiration for Mr Mahama whom they say, they were deceived to vote against him in the 2016 elections.
They complained that DMV won't be conducting its own fingerprint background checks on drivers and said local cab companies may no longer be able to afford offering heavily discounted rides to seniors.
Cab company owners say if local municipalities can not regulate ride - hailing as they do the taxi industry, the state law should at least have requirements that DMV conduct driver background checks, including fingerprinting.
The «Uber wars» have extended to the Democratic National Convention, where traditional cab drivers say Uber drivers are making it difficult to get spots.
You'll never see a yellow cab accepting hails up there,» said Hamilton DeLossantos, 30, a livery cab driver for the past nine years.
Livery cab drivers from Upper Manhattan also said a plan that leaves the them out is unacceptable as well.
While Diaz said it would be up to lawmakers to decide how many new medallions to issue and how much they should cost, he said they would have to cost «far less» than yellow medallion so they «remain affordable to all livery cab drivers or base owners.»
«32BJ is standing with its allies in the NY Taxi Workers Alliance, which includes Uber drivers, Taxi and Green cab drivers, against the legislation Uber is pushing in Albany to create on - off insurance for app - based car service drivers,» said 32BJ president Hector Figueroa in a statement.
He's never driven a cab before, but said he feels more comfortable now about being a potential driver for Uber after going to the job fair.
Gov. David Paterson said Tuesday's brutal attack on a Muslim cab driver «is what the terrorists really want.»
Now it's worthless,» said Naresh Kumar, 66, a yellow - cab driver.
«When yellow and green cab drivers get paid by cash, they have to move around to complete the transaction,» said New York Taxi Workers Alliance Executive Director Bhairavi Desai.
«Uber drivers rely on navigation apps, but in dense parts of the city these can be slower than a black cab driver to react to traffic build up,» says Noulas.
«I really do hope we can solve this problem,» says the distraught cab driver taking me back to the southern side of Wichita.
Even getting out of a taxi, a Moroccan will say «May God bless you» to the cab driver.
That's to say nothing of the effete bugaboo who insists on talking up Isabelle every time she visits the fish market, or the black gallerist with whom she briefly holds hands before he declares he'd rather not rush into things, or the handsome young cab driver who makes eyes at her as they sit listening to public radio in comfortable silence — or Isabelle's ex-husband, still in the picture.
But they're not alone in the tiny restaurant, not for long; quickly entering the fray are Sin - Dee's bestie Alexandra (Mya Taylor), smitten cab driver Razmik (Karren Karagulian), and the latter's outraged wife and mother - in - law — to say nothing of the exasperated Donut Time employee, stuck working alone on Christmas Eve and dealing with this shit show.
We talked about racing games, but think of the possibilities of training say delivery drivers, cab drives, over the road truck drivers or other similar occupations.
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What's the point of putting Dan Aykroyd in your film if he's just going to play a cab driver who pops up to say «I ain't» fraid of no ghosts!»
Chevy says that thanks in part to a longer wheelbase, the new Silverado features an enlarged cab with a higher driver seat point that still affords class - leading headroom, plus improved material textures.
Ladda Thangsupachai the Cultural Surveillance Center director said the following, «We are also urging video game arcades to pull the games from service... Today it is a cab driver, but tomorrow it could be a video game shop owner.»
Every cab driver knows it and has an opinion on it, mainly favourable, the artist said.
He said, «There is a lot of hostility from bus and cab drivers towards cyclists.
You should always be on the lookout for drivers trying to take you on a «long haul» without your permission (i.e., the longest route from A to B), and you should always say no to «high flagging» (where the cab doesn't run the meter but cuts a deal instead) since this voids the vehicle insurance for the ride.
For example, he says, «getting into a cab in Paris and saying something in English and having the cab driver understand it in his or her natural language and then saying something back and having you understand that in your natural language.»
This opens up a whole new level of competition for cab drivers and some say the Uber drivers have an unfair advantage.
Jo Bertram, Uber's general manager for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, said that the «bureaucratic new rules» are «designed to address the concerns of black cab drivers, who feel under pressure from increased competition.
Lyft has a feature, that allows you to order your ride, by simply saying OK Google, «Find me a cab» and your Lyft app will send a cab write to your location along with details about the driver, right on your wrist i.e. your smartwatch.