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May 22, 2007
Mayor Mike Mandates Hybrid Taxis
The heavy-handed regime of NYC's left-wing "Republican" mayor Mike Bloomberg is going to lay even heavier on cab drivers, who will be compelled to drive environmentally ruinous and excessively expensive but very politically correct hybrids by the year 2012.
Ford Crown Victorias will be forcibly phased out of the fleet, making Mayor's Mike's latest authoritarian decree bad news for Detroit as well (unless the taxis are replaced with Ford Escapes).
In only two years all new vehicles will be required to be hybrids. Taxi businesses that don't go bankrupt can pass the expense on to their fares. Others can take advantage of New York's generous welfare programs.
On a tip from Dave.
Posted by Van Helsing at May 22, 2007 9:31 PM
Comments
Actually,
Since the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission sets fares, the costs will be borne by the cabbies- who last I checked, worked 18hr days, 7 days a week, to make around 22,000 dollars a year.
Posted by: Darth Bacon at May 22, 2007 10:25 PM
Fashion writer to lead New Orleans rebellion...
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/05/22/fake.firefighter.ap/index.html
Posted by: Freedom Now at May 22, 2007 10:59 PM
What does Bloomberg care? You can bet he doesn't take cabs, and the only time he takes the subway is for publicity photo ops. He rides in the back of a nice, comfy limousine. Wonder if that's a hybrid?
Posted by: Pam at May 23, 2007 6:31 AM
Bloomberg's slime in a suit as far as I'm concerned. What a jackass.
Posted by: Brooklyn Red Leg at May 23, 2007 7:25 AM
Between the way hybrids work, and the stop and go driving that cabs do, the batterys won't properly recharge, making this a stupid idea.
Posted by: KHarn at May 23, 2007 2:06 PM
