Posted on 02/13/2015 5:38:54 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
I’m a registered limo driver in Boston. I had a complete background check and had to provide references and two forms of ID. It’s not like passing the bar exam but they do check pretty carefully
A lot of those taxi drivers in New York city work “double shifts” meaning 24 hours, it’s “illegal” on the books but the industry is so corrupt the higher ups look the other way. It’s a scam two ways: The owners rip off the drivers and the city rips off the drivers with massive tickets so the driver ends up working double shifts to pay for all this. When I drove they would throw tickets at me for even picking up and dropping off people. The city doesn’t care because they got 1000 other immigrants to replace those drivers once they tap out. Like this driver who crashed, I think they mention his license was suspended because of tickets. So in other words he had so many tickets he couldn’t afford to pay them so what happens? He works double shifts and falls asleep while driving. I freakin’ hate that city with all my guts, I moved 2 years ago best thing I ever did. That city is the epitome of liberalism run amok
“Abdul Reshad Fedahi” “Towncar”
The two facts that make this story plausible. Substitute camel for towncar and I think the accident would not have happened.
My dad, a cop in the 60’s, had a part time second job as a limo driver. I guess times have changed as he had no operator suspensions nor did he have any accidents. Also, he was born here.
If he only drove a car, not a bus, the driver would not need a DOT certification, therefore he could drive with the handicap whereby he couldn’t if the job required a CDL license.
He should have used UBER!
“He started working as a black-car driver.......”
“Black-car drive”.....”Foul”, that’s racist!
Yes, but this guy was not a taxi driver. He was a limo driver. Isn’t driving a yellow cab more restricted even than driving these black cars? My impression has always been that anyone could drive a limo/black car. Not everyone can legally drive a yellow cab.
I don’t know why they do that, I mean wouldn’t it be easier to just call them “Limos” or “Taxis”?
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Same cars ,, Lincoln Town Car is identical to Ford Crown Vic ,, the only difference is the color and that one is a charter while the other is a walk up with a meter... You don’t even get a better ride in the Town Car as the “limo” companies always remove the air ride suspension (troublesome) and replace it with standard (Crown Vic) coil springs anyway...
Same here. I can’t believe he was behind the wheel.
He had a dead arm? Sounds just like Joe Nathan.
How may I count the ways?
Bob Simon, CBS News 60 Minutes, does not ride in a Prius!!
Eeew. Great vetting, there, Travez and Skyline Credit Ride of LIC, NY.
Too bad Mr Simon didn't have his own private driver.
Countdown before DeBlasio blames Simon for not wearing his seatbelt... 3-2-1
Sounds like a plan only a Kennedy could come up with and his buddy McCain would support.
Having been in NYC and using a “town-car” from airport to hotel, I fully understand that aspect.
It is the LIV, who have never traveled to such “exotic” places like NYC, that will interpret the term as “blaming just another “black-man” driving an elite white guy around”. The only difference is that the driver was a “sand-blackman”.
(that is ghetto talk for arab-muslims, BTW.)
Signed: Cletus (judiciously avoiding any use of the “N” word) Yokel
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