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>yapping on their phone in unknown languages I'm surprised more cities don't ban cell phone use by the drivers. It's the single thing I hate most about NYC cab
by smackfu 12y ago
>yapping on their phone in unknown languages
I'm surprised more cities don't ban cell phone use by the drivers. It's the single thing I hate most about NYC cabs.
- UrMomReadsHN 12y agoNew York banned cell phones while driving at least 14 years ago. EDIT: Next time perhaps report your cabbie?
- smackfu 12y agoWow, didn't realize that. That regulation is a bit of a joke then. There's even a NYTimes article from 2009 about it: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/nyregion/04taxi.html http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/nyregion/04taxi.html We were in New Orleans last week, and took a dozen cabs, and not a single driver talked on their phone. Shows the importance of enforcing regulations.
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- krschultz 12y agoMy question is what are they talking about on the phone. I can't imagine sitting on the phone talking to my friends or family for 8+ hours a day, everyday, which is what seems to be happening.
- GotAnyMegadeth 12y agoYou could outsource your customer service to taxi drivers
- unreal37 12y agoI had a parking lot attendant at work who for years was always on his phone when I arrived. One day I asked him who he always talks to. He says he has another business besides the parking lot. So maybe at least some of these cabs are having business calls as well. If you can hustle to be a cab driver, you can hustle in other ways as well at the same time.
- UrMomReadsHN 12y agoSome people are absurdly chatty on the phone. I don't understand it myself, but different strokes, etc.
- potatolicious 12y agoIt's other cab drivers for the most part, sometimes friends and family. Driving around all day is extremely boring - as much as cell phone use sucks in general while driving, they do what they do to stay sane. Besides the obvious boredom-killing, I've also heard of it being used as a safety feature. It wasn't that long ago that drivers would be robbed or assaulted (heck, an UberX driver here was just robbed a few weeks ago).