tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post3870727132553922513..comments2024-03-28T11:52:24.000-05:00Comments on Cabs Are For Kissing: Two Kinds Of TicketsEugene Salomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545540363940391483noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-73637739314519545432010-02-26T18:33:53.970-05:002010-02-26T18:33:53.970-05:00Sam, thanks for your thoughts. I still think in N...Sam, thanks for your thoughts. I still think in NYC it comes down to no union = no clout = no fear = easy target for tickets. With 13,187 taxis, it's like shooting fish in a barrel.Eugene Salomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545540363940391483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-29674962938513356422010-02-26T16:18:24.037-05:002010-02-26T16:18:24.037-05:00I'm fortunate to drive in an area where cops a...I'm fortunate to drive in an area where cops are more inclined to put on the strobe for a few seconds to sort of say, "I see you misbehaving so, cut it out." This may be due to the fact that cab companies here, and in nearby communities, are chronically short of drivers who can get through a shift - let alone do it well.<br />At any rate, why are cabbies singled out when there's a crack down? Cities grow and, as a result, need more thoroughfares which means expense to the taxpayer; disruption and detours during construction and other dangerous political controversy. So, fall back on blame the victim. The professional who has to work day after day on inadequate streets gets more visibly frustrated than the driver who's on those streets once in a while.<br />Again; why taxi drivers and not bus or garbage truck drivers? Could be partly to do with your comment about their influential unions. Could it also be due to the fact that virtually all drivers are in an indepentant position where we don't have to worry about co workers who are sometimes disruptive? Buses, trucks and the like have schedules and set routes. Taxis provide the most independence and, as a result, draw those who are aggressively independant. If I'm bored with the "nice" part of town or depressed by negativity in another part - I work my way over to different area. This seems to draw a high percentage of high potential low achievers. Many of us dropped out of college or university for no apparent good reason.<br />Do we have some quality that worries authority and leads them to slap us down? Or, am I being an escapist who jumps to the conspiracy theory? Or, some of both?Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949331711569131706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-13091547437549846432009-03-08T05:22:00.000-05:002009-03-08T05:22:00.000-05:00he couldn't avoid making several errors in trying ...<I> he couldn't avoid making several errors in trying to copy over the information from my driver's license onto the tickets he was writing.</I><BR/><BR/>You've got him right there. Any competent lawyer should be able to cast doubt on his powers of observation from a block back in poor lighting if he couldn't even get basic information correct under conditions of his own choosing.Skyringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913006107454829134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-91232602304321673112009-02-26T14:22:00.000-05:002009-02-26T14:22:00.000-05:00Nowdays since the economy is so bad there are no "...Nowdays since the economy is so bad there are no "let's talk about it cops". They are ticketing cabs left and right. Be Carefull this is going to be a tough year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-41207031851900378352009-02-21T22:43:00.000-05:002009-02-21T22:43:00.000-05:00I also mentioned and linked to this entry on my ot...I also mentioned and linked to this entry on my other blog:<BR/>tipsforcabdrivers.blogspot.com<BR/>Feel free to offer constructive criticism. Thanks boss.Gusgamashuq Abunoori https://www.blogger.com/profile/02551960403810485899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-23561550211199465662009-02-21T16:03:00.000-05:002009-02-21T16:03:00.000-05:00Dear Gene,It breaks my heart to see this happen to...Dear Gene,<BR/>It breaks my heart to see this happen to an estimable pro such as yourself. I happened to be talking about the same subject on this latest post I just finished, so I made link and reference to your blog on that paragraph. Hope you don't mind. You may not get any respect from the blue meanies, but you have it from us yellow siblings with a conscience.Gusgamashuq Abunoori https://www.blogger.com/profile/02551960403810485899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-59148339907980990152009-02-16T01:47:00.000-05:002009-02-16T01:47:00.000-05:00Interesting. The cabs here almost have immunity. W...Interesting. The cabs here almost have immunity. While they do get pulled over occasionally and many of the drivers kind of budget for tickets considering that the cabs are out there (and breaking traffic laws) every day it's ridiculous how rarely they get pulled over.Dispatch Herhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371594076067225281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-58698679019861447262009-02-12T13:06:00.000-05:002009-02-12T13:06:00.000-05:00Speaking seriously, it happens everywhere. When y...Speaking seriously, it happens everywhere. When you drive the most visible vehicle on the road, you get noticed. The LAPD and the Airport Police lay in wait for us too.Jerry Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077252689307500784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-39282991324057156892009-02-09T17:03:00.000-05:002009-02-09T17:03:00.000-05:00Bummer, you'll definately have to go to court to g...Bummer, you'll definately have to go to court to get it reduced, and if it was me, I'd have my attorney with me. That said.....<BR/><BR/>I had a cop swing in behind me last night around 1:00 am. I went past him doing a little more than 5 over, and he probably got a picture of me doing that. He stayed back quite a way, but since he followed me almost 2 miles into Middleton, I knew he was waiting for me to give him a better opportunity. What's a better opportunity? Allow me to offer my view of tickets, especially late at night.<BR/><BR/>All cops want their numbers. That's why you got a bunch of tickets, you're a captive audience, pulled over, might as well write as many as possible. The cop knows you'll go to court so if 1/3 of them stick, the numbers relative to the time are favorable. They don't have a quota, they can write as many as they want, but they do need numbers for things like promotions, so unlike a quota, they need all they can get, not simply a quota amount.<BR/><BR/>You're bad luck was doing it when that cop had nothing better to do. If you were to say this to the cop, you might get tossed in jail for saying something so insolent, but it's true. 4:00 am, it's slow, it's been slow all night what with the economic downturn and all, <B>AH HAH that cab just did something</B>.<BR/><BR/>If you sit at any corner for an hour you'll see a lot of things which could result in a ticket. You have to stand out in the crowd to be the one who warrents the expenditure of time. Well, if NOBODY is out, and it's been slow, nobody is going out, all of a sudden you're the only one doing something sketchy. Really bad luck Gene, but expect this kind of chicken caca to continue for the foreseeable future.Real cab driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020797184096915597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-52525486819935574422009-02-08T17:21:00.000-05:002009-02-08T17:21:00.000-05:00oi, that is some bad luck! totally agree with you....oi, that is some bad luck! <BR/><BR/>totally agree with you. I love the competence of most if not all bus drivers, but the garbage trucks!! and the newspaper trucks!! they break more rules than police vehicles, the redlights, the four-lane crossovers and the complete street blocking, it is absurd!! <BR/><BR/>I'm sure as a veteran cabbie you know that you have a good chance of limiting the damage with a good traffic lawyer, from 4 tickets to 1. I got a double ticket at 32nd and 7th ave reduced to one ticket in my first year of driving. those lawyers will cost one hundred maybe a little more, but who knows, they might get you off, and all those points on all those tickets, that might get you a suspension. I wish you the best man. the more we get tickets, the more this business is going to be filled with incompetent drivers, people cabbing for a year and then getting out when they get too many tickets.NYC taxi photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675924502053024145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31618082.post-42392795666540890822009-02-08T16:13:00.000-05:002009-02-08T16:13:00.000-05:00Obviously, you are driving the wrong type of vehic...Obviously, you are driving the wrong type of vehicle. Personally, I prefer my taxi over a garbage truck, but maybe the freedom they enjoy could be worth it. Hmmmmmm.<BR/>Yellow Cab driver in Los Angeles.Jerry Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077252689307500784noreply@blogger.com