City Should Charge For Cruising Empty, Instead of Capping It
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"A charge on idle time is bound to be more effective," said Charles Komanoff.
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City Not Using Camera Tickets to Crack Down on Reckless Cabbies
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The Taxi and Limousine Commission claims it does not have the authority to take cabbies off the road for multiple camera-issued speeding tickets. But others say it does.
Green Cabbie Who Killed a Brooklyn Pedestrian Drove Car with 14 Moving Violations
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The cab driver who ran over and killed a Brooklyn pedestrian last month is a driver in good standing, despite a 2016 speeding ticket that put four points on his license.
BREAKING: Uber Sues City Over Cruising Empty Cap
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The city's proposed cap on cruising times for app-based cabs is "arbitrary" and illegal because it supersedes the state's traffic-reduction regulations, and was concocted secretly without taking into consideration other factors, a new lawsuit by Uber argues.
IT’S NOT YOUR IMAGINATION: Uber and Lyft Drivers Almost Always Park in Bike Lanes
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Just how bad are Uber and Lyft drivers when it comes to blocking bike lanes? Just horrible.
KOMANOFF: Not So Fast — New Uber/Lyft Rules Will Speed Traffic Less Than City Thinks
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Our taxicab Tennyson, our deadline Dylan, Charles Komanoff predicts that the mayor's Uber/Lyft plan won't really solve the congestion problem. There's math involved, so you might want to open that calculator app.