Taxi strikes
What does everybody think about the taxi strikes in the city. Drivers claim they are not happy about the new GPS/Multi media systems being installed in the cars.
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nyboy666
2yrs+
I havent seen the new systems, but I hear drivers are concerned about being "trackable" now that GPS is installed.
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AdamS
2yrs+
Why would they care if they are trackable? And why would someone want to track them in the first place?
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ajadedidealist
2yrs+
Looks like the GPS was a good idea after all - apparently by lying and using Westchester fares, cabbies have been balking consumers out of four million dollars! Thats why...
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uptowngirl
2yrs+
@ajadedidealist its shocking isnt it?? almost all the cabbies in the city were stiffing us.
http://gothamist.com/2010/03/13/some_taxi_drivers_scammed_fares_out.php
http://gothamist.com/2010/03/13/some_taxi_drivers_scammed_fares_out.php
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hhusted
2yrs+
@Uptowngirl and @Ajadedidealist: I think it is normal for cabbies in large cities to take advantage of their fares. They get paid so little to start with. So they do what they can when they can, without getting caught, or at least they try not to get caught.
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JenMac
2yrs+
I like how the article mentioned that the cabbies return diamonds and wallets, etc. Where are these cabbies? Because I've never had anything returned to me. No matter how worthless it would be to them or how many times I tried calling.
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