Read more taxi stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2146/taxi.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:48:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70231/cabbies-ask-for-vomit-penalty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicago cab drivers want drunk passengers who vomit in their cars to pay a $50 fine. Drivers today asked the city for the penalty along with an overall rate increase of 22%. Chicago cabbies are among the lowest paid in the country, with wages averaging $4.38 an hour over...http://www.newser.com/story/70231/cabbies-ask-for-vomit-penalty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 15:36:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67150/gps-rescues-600k-violin-left-in-nyc-cab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGPS technology reunited a violinist with the $600,000 instrument he left in a New York cab yesterday, the Times reports. After Korean musician Hanh-Bin left a vehicle without his 18th-century instrument, the Taxi and Limousine Commission was able to find it in less than an hour, using the cab’s...http://www.newser.com/story/67150/gps-rescues-600k-violin-left-in-nyc-cab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 11:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62264/pattinson-grazed-by-cab-while-fleeing-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDangerous work, this teenage heartthrob business. Twilight star Robert Pattinson got clipped by a cab outside a New York City bookstore while fleeing a horde of fans, reports People . Pattinson is fine: He walked away from the mishap, in which the cabbie reportedly grazed his hip before slamming on the...http://www.newser.com/story/62264/pattinson-grazed-by-cab-while-fleeing-fans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 19:03:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44640/its-bad-nyc-cabbie-with-mba-posts-resume-in-taxi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA recent MBA grad who can’t find a job does have a captive audience: his taxi passengers. After four months of job hunting, James Williamson got his taxi license and posted his résumé in his New York City cab. There aren’t any offers yet, but the 25-year-old says, “I had...http://www.newser.com/story/44640/its-bad-nyc-cabbie-with-mba-posts-resume-in-taxi.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Dec 2008 10:23:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40419/cabbies-among-first-to-see-ripples-of-wall-streets-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York cabbies will tell you that their jobs are indicative of overall health of the economy—so they’re getting hammered right now. New York looks at one driver’s experience with the bubble-and-bust of recent years, with the halcyon days of bankers tossing him $40 for a $2.90 ride...http://www.newser.com/story/40419/cabbies-among-first-to-see-ripples-of-wall-streets-pain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Oct 2008 14:13:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36634/boston-cabbies-torqued-ovah-hybrid-cah-mandate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoston’s cab drivers are furious over a new rule requiring all taxis to be hybrids by 2015, Wired reports. With rising gas prices already pressing the industry, cabbies are loathe to trade their $6,000 used Crown Vics for new $24,000 Priuses. Many also argue that the hybrids aren’t...http://www.newser.com/story/36634/boston-cabbies-torqued-ovah-hybrid-cah-mandate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Sep 2008 13:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36403/londons-stodgy-cabs-get-overhaul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLondon's black cabs, with their jump seats and garrulous drivers, are one of the emblems of the city. But they're also gas-guzzling polluters, reports the New York Times , so this month the eco-conscious British capital is introducing a new taxi to its streets: a minivan designed by Mercedes that bears...http://www.newser.com/story/36403/londons-stodgy-cabs-get-overhaul.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Sep 2008 6:36:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32796/nycs-taxi-fleets-in-race-for-hybrids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Big Apple's unprecedented plan to turn its famous yellow cabs green could run into an old-fashioned supply-and-demand problem this fall, USA Today reports. Starting in October, the city is requiring that any new replacement cabs be hybrids. But the transition may be difficult because gas prices have triggered a...http://www.newser.com/story/32796/nycs-taxi-fleets-in-race-for-hybrids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Jul 2008 6:10:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31692/cupids-cabbie-rings-up-first-engagement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA New York City couple will soon be walking down the aisle thanks to a taxi driver who moonlights as a matchmaker, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ahmed Ibrahim, who offers his services for free, has been trying to match up the singles who jump in his cab ever since...http://www.newser.com/story/31692/cupids-cabbie-rings-up-first-engagement.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Jul 2008 11:40:58 CDT