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The TLC, Fleet owners and the contributors to this publication are obviously looking out for themselves. If rideshare drivers were allowed to own their own vehicles instead of being forced to rent, there would be the exact same number of cars on the road. Thus, please stop w the excuses to keep drivers dependent on you. We all know that the plate cap is a scam.

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"hand hail " there is nothing in any law that spells out the taxi medallion exclusive as "hand hail' although I’ve used that expression myself, it is not the law. The law gives exclusive STREET HAIL rights to taxis, and if i see it for what that is, it includes the ability to use the phone as a street hail device. On the other hand, app cars, should not be allowed to arrange an on-demand service, because that is a street hail, even though an app was downloaded previously. What that does if allowed, is a private street hail, which again falls under the category of street hail and therefore can only be used by medallion cabs

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Aug 12, 2022Liked by AutoMarketplace

Guys we need to stop arguing and make peace with the past. That being said, consumers are the one suffering. Between shortage of yellow cabs and apps surge pricing customers are left with less options. I suggest that yellow cab medallions lift their cap and allow a window of 1-2 years for drivers to purchase medallions at market price. Many unused medallions can not be taken out of storage because of foreclosure proceedings which was mentioned in the article. The alternative for helping consumers is to increase taxi capacity. In December 2005, NYC had a transit strike and under then Mayor Bloomberg a contingency plan was developed. This is a quote from NYT "Taxicabs will be allowed to carry multiple fares, and will be able to charge based on a zone system. Cabdrivers will be allowed to charge up to $10 to start and up to $5 for each zone covered during the trip." Cabdrivers and passengers both gained from helping each other and not to mention the city benefited as well because congestion was controlled that day. I propose to allow cab drivers to carry multiple fares during rush hour as a pilot so that supply of rides increase with the current resources available. This will be a win-win for everyone including the city.

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