| Starting your own taxi or private vehicle rental | | | | yellow cabs are Ford Crown Victoria types. This |
| firm, is by no means a quite tough task, as there | | | | proposal will help to reduce greenhouse gas |
| are a lot of regulations and guidelines to follow in | | | | emission equal to removing 32,000 private cars |
| operating and running this type of transport | | | | from the road |
| business, and the rules may differ with each state | | | | Taxi Fares In The Big Apple |
| or city. | | | | Taxi fares in New York City, as of 2006, have |
| In the city of New York, the famous taxicabs, | | | | been pegged at $2.50 ($3.00 after 8:00 p.m., and |
| with their distinctive yellow paint, are a | | | | $3.50 during the peak weekday hours of 4:00-8:00 |
| world-renowned social icon. These taxicabs are | | | | p.m., and the increments are based on the |
| operated by private companies and are licensed | | | | distance traveled and time spent in slow traffic. |
| by the New York City Taxi and Limousine | | | | The passenger also has to pay the fare |
| Commission. | | | | whenever a cab is driven through a toll. |
| New York's Taxi And Limousine Commission | | | | The city's cab drivers are not allowed to use cell |
| Considering that the city of New York is a very | | | | phones while ferrying passengers, even if they |
| large metro area, there has to be a viable, and | | | | use a hands-free headset. It is estimated that |
| tough regulatory agency to handle the city's really | | | | around 241 million passengers rode in New York |
| large transport sector. The New York City Taxi | | | | taxis in 1999, and the average cab fare in 2000 |
| and Limousine Commission (TLC) was established | | | | was $6. |
| in 1971, and was given jurisdiction over the city's | | | | How To Start An NYC Taxi Service |
| medallion (yellow) taxicabs, livery cabs, "black | | | | Starting a taxi service is not as easy as it may |
| cars", commuter vans, and some luxury | | | | seem. For starters, there are a lot of important |
| limousines. | | | | steps that need to be thoroughly followed, to |
| The TLC was organized to deal with the growing | | | | guarantee you will be able to properly operate |
| number of drivers, as well as to address issues | | | | such a business. The first step towards running a |
| that are vital to the well-being of the taxi and | | | | taxi business, Is to acquire a license to drive a |
| livery industries. The taxi commission was | | | | taxi. This process begins at the Department of |
| formerly known as the New York City Hack | | | | Motor Vehicles, and the department issues a |
| Bureau, and it operated under the control of the | | | | particular license to drive this types of vehicles. |
| New York City Police Department. | | | | Next, find out how the city regulates the taxi |
| New,Eco-Friendly Trends In NYC's Taxis | | | | industry. The only way to find out is to make a |
| New York city recently introduced new | | | | visit to city hall and ask this question. By asking |
| regulations, and offered new incentives as well, to | | | | this, you will probably come away with a great |
| replace its current yellow cabs with electric hybrid | | | | deal of information regarding this service. |
| vehicles like the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape | | | | Third, verify who licenses the taxi firms. New |
| Hybrid. | | | | York requires the units to have a medallion |
| In the spring of 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg | | | | located on the outside of the car. You also need |
| proposed a five-year plan to make the city's | | | | to get in touch with someone from the |
| taxicabs switch to more fuel-efficient hybrid | | | | Department of Transportation, as they will be |
| vehicles as part of a plan to reduce greenhouse | | | | able to assist you with this concern. |
| gas emissions. Around 90% of New York's 13,000 | | | | |