As NYC Congestion Pricing plans are finalized, many in TLC industry are worried. Should TLC drivers or passengers pay? Per trip surcharge "status quo" is industry's preferred option
NYC City of NY Sold the nyc taxi madallion for billions of dollars to the public for the public after the Department of Environment they check yellow taxis not going to be bad for the Environment and not going to cause any congestion in the NYC then Nyc issued the NYC Taxi madallion permits to the public and for the public Each Taxi madallion is the part of the legal system and Nyc Collected billions of dollars for their madallions NYC Taxis should be exempt for any future congestion tax and previous congestion tax it’s like taxation without representation dear politicians we r the people and you r one of our us be fair to the system god bless you top officals r humans act like god good human being
The deeper issue is here is not the money grab of congestion pricing. What has been lost in this conversation is the woeful mismanagement of the MTA and how they are coming after the medallion/FHV industry with outstretched hands every time they, yet again, blow another deficit in their budget from the bloat AND now known practice of fare evasion both on the subways and busses.
Your article is correct. It makes no sense whatsoever to charge a driver congestion pricing because it is his passenger that desires to go to the CBD. Why do I, as a driver, want to drive someone from Brooklyn to the CBD for $20 and then have to eat $12 and up for congestion pricing? I’d rather cancel the trip and kick the passenger out. Yes, there is disincentive in that scenario to reduce congestion but it comes at the cost of canceled trips and lousy customer service. If the congestion pricing is paid for by the passenger then the passenger must decide if he/she should take an FHV or use mass transit. NOW, you have a financial disincentive in place where someone ( the passenger) has to really think whether or not it’s worth it to pay for a FHV.
Personally, I don’t share all the hoopla over congestion pricing. I don’t see any politician wanting to burden financial struggling drivers with additional cost. My guess is this cost is going to be transferred to the passenger, just like tolls and the current congestion pricing are. I also don’t drive into Manhattan all the time. I have gone many shifts without ever entering the CBD at all. I also start most shifts from the southern eastern most part of the City.
And issue that I see really wreaking havoc in our industry is a proposal to reduce the 25 MPH zones to 20 MPH. That proposal is currently in committee in the City Council. That would be devastating to driver earnings in the form of reduced earnings (higher MPH equals higher earnings) and more fines, either from the NYPD directly or speed camera tickets.
What's not being said: it is currently against TLC regulations to refuse a trip in the 5 boroughs. Therefore, I have no option but complete an accepted trip that under the current proposal would force me to pay, possibly more than the value of the trip itself. I for one, if this is implemented, will no longer drive for Uber, as they dont allow me to see where pax is going, and i will not accept trips to CBD on Lyft.. GOOD LUCK all you Brooklynites trying to go to Mahattan. It'll be the 1990s all over again trying to find a street hail.
NYC City of NY Sold the nyc taxi madallion for billions of dollars to the public for the public after the Department of Environment they check yellow taxis not going to be bad for the Environment and not going to cause any congestion in the NYC then Nyc issued the NYC Taxi madallion permits to the public and for the public Each Taxi madallion is the part of the legal system and Nyc Collected billions of dollars for their madallions NYC Taxis should be exempt for any future congestion tax and previous congestion tax it’s like taxation without representation dear politicians we r the people and you r one of our us be fair to the system god bless you top officals r humans act like god good human being
The deeper issue is here is not the money grab of congestion pricing. What has been lost in this conversation is the woeful mismanagement of the MTA and how they are coming after the medallion/FHV industry with outstretched hands every time they, yet again, blow another deficit in their budget from the bloat AND now known practice of fare evasion both on the subways and busses.
Your article is correct. It makes no sense whatsoever to charge a driver congestion pricing because it is his passenger that desires to go to the CBD. Why do I, as a driver, want to drive someone from Brooklyn to the CBD for $20 and then have to eat $12 and up for congestion pricing? I’d rather cancel the trip and kick the passenger out. Yes, there is disincentive in that scenario to reduce congestion but it comes at the cost of canceled trips and lousy customer service. If the congestion pricing is paid for by the passenger then the passenger must decide if he/she should take an FHV or use mass transit. NOW, you have a financial disincentive in place where someone ( the passenger) has to really think whether or not it’s worth it to pay for a FHV.
Personally, I don’t share all the hoopla over congestion pricing. I don’t see any politician wanting to burden financial struggling drivers with additional cost. My guess is this cost is going to be transferred to the passenger, just like tolls and the current congestion pricing are. I also don’t drive into Manhattan all the time. I have gone many shifts without ever entering the CBD at all. I also start most shifts from the southern eastern most part of the City.
And issue that I see really wreaking havoc in our industry is a proposal to reduce the 25 MPH zones to 20 MPH. That proposal is currently in committee in the City Council. That would be devastating to driver earnings in the form of reduced earnings (higher MPH equals higher earnings) and more fines, either from the NYPD directly or speed camera tickets.
What's not being said: it is currently against TLC regulations to refuse a trip in the 5 boroughs. Therefore, I have no option but complete an accepted trip that under the current proposal would force me to pay, possibly more than the value of the trip itself. I for one, if this is implemented, will no longer drive for Uber, as they dont allow me to see where pax is going, and i will not accept trips to CBD on Lyft.. GOOD LUCK all you Brooklynites trying to go to Mahattan. It'll be the 1990s all over again trying to find a street hail.