Uber Should Reveal Trip Data Just Like Other Taxis
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The TLC has trip destination data for yellow and green cabs. It should get the same from Uber and Lyft.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Taxi and Limousine Commission
Garodnick Proposes Three-Strikes Suspension Policy for TLC Drivers
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Council Member Dan Garodnick introduced legislation today establishing a three-strikes-and-you’re-out policy affecting for-hire drivers who have had license suspensions. The bill would prohibit drivers from receiving a license from the Taxi and Limousine Commission if they have received three suspensions in the past 10 years on either their DMV-issued or TLC-issued licenses for traffic-related infractions. TLC is “in the process […]
NYC Motorists Killed Four People Walking and Biking This Weekend
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New York City motorists killed four people walking and biking this weekend. One of the victims was struck in a Midtown crosswalk while crossing with the right of way, but NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance haven’t filed charges against the driver. Po Chu Ng was crossing Sixth Avenue at W. 30th Street at […]
TLC: Cab Driver Blocking the Bike Lane? We’ll Allow It
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Got an email from @nyctaxi today saying this is NOT a violation of their rules. WTH? #CyclistsWithCameras pic.twitter.com/HMy28IDdQa — d00Rz0NE (@D00RZ0NE) May 18, 2016 The Taxi and Limousine Commission is telling cyclists the agency is no longer penalizing cab drivers for blocking bike lanes. It is against city traffic rules to drive or stop a motor vehicle […]
No Charges for Cabbie Who Severely Injured Woman on Sidewalk Near NYU
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Middle aged woman struck by taxi on university and 8th. She has been evacuated. @nyunews pic.twitter.com/QVwP7sl0YQ — Diamond Naga Siu (@diamondnagasiu) April 7, 2016 A yellow cab driver severely injured a woman on a sidewalk in Greenwich Village this morning. The victim was struck at around 10:50 a.m. on University Place near East Eighth Street. Gothamist says […]
The TLC Has Never Used Cooper’s Law to Permanently Revoke a TLC License
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In the 18 months it has been on the books, the Taxi and Limousine Commission has never used Cooper’s Law to permanently revoke the TLC license of a cab driver for hurting or killing someone. Cooper’s Law, which took effect in September 2014, allows the TLC to suspend the TLC licenses of cab drivers involved in […]