A night doesn't go by that I don't have an argument with some group who wants to overload my cab. For a while I said yes to six passengers, but than I got, "Why not take seven?"
I stopped allowing the overloading, only to be faced with threats and accusations that I was trying to cheat my passengers. In recent months, there have been growing reports around the world of drivers being beaten to death by drunks for refusing to overload their cabs.
Do you think that cab drivers should be willing to overload their cabs, regardless of what the local laws are on taxi cabs?
2007-12-02 09:54:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Signs on the outside don't work, as is evident by the number of people who get in smoking a cigarette and ask if it is ok to smoke. There's a 12 inch sign on the doors that says no smoking.
Also, insurance only covers five passengers. At six, I have to have a federal license from the DOT.
2007-12-02 11:58:27 · update #1
No they shouldn't overload. The rule is there for safety purposes. Maybe you can post a sign in the window with the language of the law?
2007-12-02 09:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by raichasays 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope! I think I would post a notice on the outside of my cab saying "This cab does not take more than 5 riders". Then if they try it, just point silently to the sign.
2007-12-02 09:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by mommanuke 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you should follow the law. You should call a second cab for them. You should also ask your dispatcher to ask for the number if they get a call. Then two cabs can be sent to begin with.
2007-12-02 10:03:19 · answer #3 · answered by Peter Boiter Woods 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell the cheapskates to call for 2 cabs.
2007-12-02 10:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want that much weight on your suspension anyway. As for the smoking question at the end, Smokers are idiots so don't expect them to be able to read the non-smoking sign.
2007-12-02 19:46:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel that you should. if you are at point a and have the ability to take more passengers for more $ in route to point b than yes. also, we are all being advised to cut down on fossil fuel emissions. car pooling is a suggestion thats always given, but rarely relied on. here, you can make one single trip, reduce green house gas, and satisfy and help our more poeple while lining your wallet a little more. Seems like a Win/ Win situation to me. seems like another instance of big goverment micro managing again.
2007-12-02 10:03:03 · answer #6 · answered by g680757w 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Do you value your license to operate a cab??
There;s your answer.
2007-12-02 10:10:19 · answer #7 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If you break the law for a good reason you'll eventually break it for a bad one. "I killed him because he was an evil murdering child molester" becomes "I killed him because I was angry" becomes "I killed him because he looked at me funny"
2007-12-02 09:58:13 · answer #8 · answered by Mordent 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋