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Man Refuses to Pay for $12 Cab While Carrying $5K

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:42:05 CDT

A New York man who refused to pay a $12 taxi fare apparently could have afforded the bill: He was carrying more than $5,000 at the time, say Syracuse police. Making the story even better, the cabbie was driving him around on a quest for ... cheap cigarettes. The 68-year-old...

London Cabbies Sitting Out Olympics

Matt Cantor — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:25:05 CDT

London is planning travel restrictions for some 109 miles of its streets during the Olympics; a third of that distance will be reserved for athletes, members of the press, and officials. London cabbies aren't happy about it: Some 40% of the city's 23,200 black-cab drivers plan to strike during...

NYC Taxi Medallions Sell for Whopping $1M Each

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:55:32 CDT

If you’re looking for a good return on your investment, consider New York City taxicabs. Two taxi medallions, which you need in order to operate a cab, were sold yesterday for the record-breaking amount of $1 million each. Considering the first batch of medallions went for $10 ($157.50 adjusted...

Cash Cab Taxi Kills Man

Mark Russell — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:00:00 CDT

The fake taxi used by the Canadian version of the reality TV show Cash Cab killed a 61-year-old man as a producer was returning the vehicle to a storage lot after filming, reports the Vancouver Sun . There were no witnesses, but the "taxi" is now being held by Vancouver police...

Reporters Arrested for Taping Open Meeting on Taxis

Matt Cantor — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:04:06 CDT

Two journalists were arrested this week in Washington, apparently for recording a public meeting—on city taxis. Pete Tucker, who reports taxi industry news, landed charges for disorderly conduct, unlawful entering, and refusing to stash his camera when asked. Then Reason TV journalist Jim Epstein was arrested after taking video...

Here Is NYC’s New Taxi ... Made by Japan’s Nissan

John Johnson — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:59:22 CDT

New York City has picked Nissan to build the next generation of the city's 13,000 taxis, reports the Wall Street Journal . Mayor Bloomberg's team picked the NV200, a small van currently in operation in Europe and Asia, as winner of the Taxi of Tomorrow competition, notes the New York...

New Yorkers Taking $5K Cab Ride to Los Angeles

John Johnson — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:22:22 CDT

Two New York City residents hailed a cab at LaGuardia last weekend and asked the driver to go 3,000 miles west. He complied, and the three are expected to arrive in Los Angeles this weekend. Investment banker John Belitsky is picking up the $5,000 tab for the epic...

25 Injured When Taxi Plows Into Pedestrians

John Johnson — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:09:27 CST

A taxi plowed into a group of people leaving a San Diego nightclub about 2am, leaving six people critically injured, including a woman who had to have her leg amputated below the knee, reports SignOnSanDiego.com . Another 19 people had lesser injuries. Authorities don't know what caused the driver to...

Man Passes Out in Cab— Carrying Tons of Meth

Kate Schwartz — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:31:18 CST

Today's dumb criminals lesson: If you're going to take a cab ride while loaded down with almost half a million in drugs, stay conscious. A 25-year-old Chicago man found himself in hot water after flagging down a cab on Christmas, chatting on his phone for a while, then passing out....