tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post5897807071440605695..comments2023-11-05T02:46:43.045-05:00Comments on New York Hack: Strike!M.P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08367560859705244696noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-76057878834278579072015-12-16T07:57:32.296-05:002015-12-16T07:57:32.296-05:00The benefits should be fair for all the taxi drive...The benefits should be fair for all the taxi driver. They must to listen their opinion to avoid any inconvenience on the street for commuters. Many people relies on taxi for fast and easy ways to get home. I hope this issues must solve.Cab in Irvinghttp://www.irvingcab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-14498820255037733032013-02-08T02:09:09.463-05:002013-02-08T02:09:09.463-05:00For those who are just trying to make a decent liv...For those who are just trying to make a decent living for their families, the right treatment and compensation should be given and this goes for cab drivers as well. I do hope that this matter will be resolved amicably because taxis are very needed especially in busy cities.Austin taxi cabshttp://www.taxisvc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-12072602504816815042012-03-08T05:04:11.413-05:002012-03-08T05:04:11.413-05:00Over the issue of the installation of the global p...Over the issue of the installation of the global positioning system device, we can only hope that the union of drivers and the government settle for terms and agreement that will benefit not only both parties but the affected local passengers as well.taxi cabs Oaklandhttp://www.oaklandyellowcabs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-19222655090245964652011-01-05T10:09:32.303-05:002011-01-05T10:09:32.303-05:00"Yes there should some authentic and full fle..."Yes there should some authentic and full fledged GPS system for cabs."<br /><br />I agree, or at least i hope they will do it, would really help alot.Dominichttp://www.theaffairnyc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-68500148368409071652009-05-12T15:23:00.000-04:002009-05-12T15:23:00.000-04:00Yes there should some authentic and full fledged G...Yes there should some authentic and full fledged GPS system for cabs.BPO Servicehttp://www.cuttingedgeprojects.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-17544893098606640332008-04-08T07:38:00.000-04:002008-04-08T07:38:00.000-04:00nice post...Regardsnice post...<BR/>Regards<BR/><A HREF="http://www.saibposervices.co.uk" REL="nofollow"/>Sajithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09731574391342336548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-47890034645626814142008-04-08T07:35:00.000-04:002008-04-08T07:35:00.000-04:00Anyway we can expect a full fledged GPS Devices fo...Anyway we can expect a full fledged GPS Devices for cabs in the near future.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><A HREF="http://www.saibposervices.co.uk" REL="nofollow"/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.saibposervices.co.uk" REL="nofollow"/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-32334436575927549562008-01-18T20:09:00.000-05:002008-01-18T20:09:00.000-05:00strike city....http://sergica.miniville.fr/env/strike city....<BR/>http://sergica.miniville.fr/env/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-88914631705183097222007-09-20T00:43:00.000-04:002007-09-20T00:43:00.000-04:00bastardsbastardstorchOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255768424320214399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-60669515695644659702007-09-16T08:44:00.000-04:002007-09-16T08:44:00.000-04:00Good luck Melissa - hope you get what you want whi...Good luck Melissa - hope you get what you want while continuing driving your cab in NYC. As someone said, it will be great if your contribution highlights real issues and help in resolving it for you and your fellow brethren. Your account of their plight is factual and complete unlike the ones from so called big name journalists of big media companies.<BR/><BR/>You have my vote if you were to go against our Mayor in an election even though he seems to have done much for the city. :-) Too bad he can't stand for another term.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623380907523040913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-33635015555131838892007-09-13T06:58:00.000-04:002007-09-13T06:58:00.000-04:00I can't believe all the crap you cabbies in NYC ta...I can't believe all the crap you cabbies in NYC take from the City. I drive a cab in a city of one-hundred thousand population and make the same kind of money that you make and don't have any of the crap you have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-19317217800405738192007-09-12T03:09:00.000-04:002007-09-12T03:09:00.000-04:00Didn't you already agree to take the GPS system? T...<I>Didn't you already agree to take the GPS system? The NY Times says that the taxi drivers all agreed to install the GPS in return for the most recent fare increase.</I><BR/><BR/>From what I understand, adjustments in the rates yellow cabs are allowed to charge aren't the result of negotiations, but are just handed down by the powers that be. I imagine that when the last increase was handed down however many years or months ago, the proviso that it was in exchange for the installations of these units was just something the powers that be said. Should those drivers and cab owners who are opposed to these units offer to "give back" the increase? That might be an interesting tactic to follow up the strike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-6752993740123026132007-09-10T19:55:00.000-04:002007-09-10T19:55:00.000-04:00Didn't you already agree to take the GPS system? T...Didn't you already agree to take the GPS system? The NY Times says that the taxi drivers all agreed to install the GPS in return for the most recent fare increase.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-69203234029672818622007-09-10T07:26:00.000-04:002007-09-10T07:26:00.000-04:00Earlier this month I took a cab trip from the Metr...Earlier this month I took a cab trip from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to <A HREF="http://www.webdesigningcompany.net" REL="nofollow">web design company</A> headquaters that rivaled Bruce Willis' race through the Park in DH3. After barreling along at 60mph most of the way, we finished by squeezing inbetween two merging buses at high speed with inches to spare. It was the best thrill ride I have ever taken, better than any amusement park ride imaginable, and consequently worth every penny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-61150906192097415492007-09-10T02:24:00.000-04:002007-09-10T02:24:00.000-04:00The TLC claims that the gps systems will be used t...The TLC claims that the gps systems will be used to help the lost and<BR/>found by sending a text message to the drivers when something is<BR/>reported. This causes alot of problems for the driver. There is a new<BR/>way for lost and found items to be returned, Yellowcabnyc.com features<BR/>a online lost and found which users can post message that will be<BR/>broadcasted. People can find there items or owners of items they found<BR/>easily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-43282653518793237542007-09-10T01:04:00.000-04:002007-09-10T01:04:00.000-04:00http://yellowcabnyc.com/http://yellowcabnyc.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-55277404154193796372007-09-09T14:08:00.000-04:002007-09-09T14:08:00.000-04:00It's surprising to me that after all that ranting ...It's surprising to me that after all that ranting and raving, your conclusion is, "Make better decisions, City of New York!" rather than "Get the hell out of my cab, City of New York!" The fact of the matter is, that in the longterm, top-down organizations like this -- sort of like the Soviet Union, eh, where they set your wages, tell you what equipment to use, and only allow a certain amount of people to perform each job? -- never work. What you SHOULD be advocating is for the city to give up entirely in regulating taxi cabs. No more medallions, no more set prices, no more no-smoking-in-the-cabs edicts, etc. It might be a little chaotic for the first few days, but after a while things will start to settle down. Companies or associations will form, and consumers will have more choice -- do I take this cheaper, unrecognizable brand, or do I get in that nice Lincoln Towncar that I know will be driven by someone nice a polite, for a little extra money? Just imagine the possibilities! But what about tourists, you ask?? Well, given the entrepreneurial spirit of Americans (and foreigners in America), I'll bet it wouldn't take long for a company geared towards Japanese or Russian tourists to pop up. Drivers would be valued for their linguistic skills, driving skills, politeness, and grooming standards, rather than just all be forced to serve the exact same role.<BR/><BR/>As it is now, consumers and producers (i.e., cabbies) have no choice. Get in a cab, take a gamble on the quality of the driver (since there are no real identifying marks on them), and pay the same rate, regardless.<BR/><BR/>I asked this question a while ago and no one seemed to be able to answer it: what about the taxi industry makes it necessary to regulate so intensely? Not even our food, medical care, and housing are managed so heavily by a government organization!<BR/><BR/><BR/>...by the way, it really hurts me to see the quality of thoughts in these comments. In the last entry, you were all bemoaning the existence of non-licensed cabs, and in this entry, it's all, down with the TLC! One writer even had the gall to say that rather than impose arbitrary restrictions on what must be in a cab, the TLC should...work harder to impose arbitrary restrictions on who can drive a cab! Hasn't ANYONE here taken an introductory economics course?Stephen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118017106106571684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-27667562057305340582007-09-08T12:58:00.000-04:002007-09-08T12:58:00.000-04:00Troy Bierkortte wrote:Maybe they should start tick...Troy Bierkortte wrote:<BR/><I>Maybe they should start ticketing all the livery cars that are taking street hails without a medallion. That would do more to protect the consumer than this stupid GPS.</I><BR/><BR/>Here in Queens, yellow cabs are a rare sight (except when they're parked on the street overnight), so livery drivers don't seem to be taking fares away from yellow cab drivers. As for consumers getting ripped off, the obvious solution is to agree on the fare before closing the car door. Even if you forget to do that, you can pay the driver less that what he asks for — what's he gonna do, call the police? Though that might not be a good idea if you get dropped off at your home or workplace, 'cuz then he'll know where you live/work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-57540715299682615362007-09-08T08:36:00.000-04:002007-09-08T08:36:00.000-04:00Hello,I'm a taxi driver from far away (Spain) and ...Hello,<BR/><BR/>I'm a taxi driver from far away (Spain) and we started using the GPS dispatching system in january 07. Most of us here do not like it as we have to drive more miles to come out with the same money compared to the old system (something like CB). <BR/>I hope the strike takes you anywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-40052113279757441662007-09-08T06:33:00.000-04:002007-09-08T06:33:00.000-04:00Melissa,You hit the nail right on the head..But, t...Melissa,<BR/>You hit the nail right on the head..<BR/><BR/>But, the riding public who has been very good to us shouldn't have been punished....The answer is go to Court...And from what I'm hearing that is where this whole thing may wind up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-23062478028506020012007-09-08T01:41:00.000-04:002007-09-08T01:41:00.000-04:00Good, I'm happy to see this great Op-Ed on the blo...Good, I'm happy to see this great Op-Ed on the blog! And that Cabs are for kissing is a real nice blog too. <BR/><BR/>As for that anonymous comment about finally quiting now that your book is published.. some people will never understand true happiness, ahh to drive a cab!NYC taxi photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675924502053024145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-23982610267324142302007-09-07T17:23:00.000-04:002007-09-07T17:23:00.000-04:00Reaction of a fellow Hack about the Scabbies of Ne...Reaction of a fellow Hack about the Scabbies of New York www.hackshotnyc.blogspot.com<BR/>On WBAI 99.5 FM this Sat reaction on the the Strike from 1:30 to 3pm Listen live on www.wbai.orgjmcdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653437250562512628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-18247944301995486142007-09-07T11:08:00.000-04:002007-09-07T11:08:00.000-04:00I was on the subway ten times (14 trains total) du...I was on the subway ten times (14 trains total) during the two days of the taxi strike. They didn't seem any more crowded that usual. The streets seemed less congested with so few cabs on the streets, so I don't think there were significantly more cars in town. What did all the normal taxi passengers do for these two days? Take the bus? Walk? Stay home? Inquiring minds want to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-34246913975162070852007-09-07T08:57:00.000-04:002007-09-07T08:57:00.000-04:00That's so typical for politics. The Taxi commissio...That's so typical for politics. The Taxi commission is going to great lengths to put in the GPS system to catch the few cabbies who take the long way around. Of course it will catch a driver who takes an alternate route because the direct route is blocked for an accident or shut down for road repair. Wait till you get called in and try to explain that. What the Taxi commission should be doing is helping all New Yorkers by getting better fuel economy, cleaner air, alternate fuels, more practical vehicles, and reduced congestion. But that's too practical, and one thing a politician is NOT is practical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15914028.post-453540812936685062007-09-07T03:26:00.000-04:002007-09-07T03:26:00.000-04:00I drive a cab as well. It seems like 48 hours of s...I drive a cab as well. It seems like 48 hours of strike will not get us what we want. The city will learn who and what cabbies are only if all 100% went on strike together for 5 business days. Too bad our union sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com