Dmitry Samarov (Samarov)

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  Where Did All the Yellow Cabs Go?

  They're never coming back...
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  Jitney

                                                 The first time I heard the word jitney was in Boston in 1993. I was twenty-three years old at the …
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  Chicago taxicab king no more: Empire of mogul linked to Daley son, ex-Trump fixer has crumbled

  I rented cabs from this crook for a couple years. One car had a hole nearly a foot wide …
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  Uber, Lyft Charges More For Riders Going To Chicago’s Non-White Neighborhoods, Study Shows

  Why is this not surprising? https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/06/26/uber-lyft-charges-more-for-riders-going-to-chicagos-non-white-neighborhoods-study-shows/
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  Lyft opens "Driver Center"

  In the olden days, they called it a cab garage... If it quacks like a duck, it's time we …
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  The Epic Rise and Hard Fall of New York’s Taxi King

  Good riddance.
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  Lyft Driver Groped Passenger, But The Company Did Too Little Too Late To Respond, Victim Says

  "I wanted this creep off the streets. According to Lyft, he is. But who knows if ... he could be …
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  Uber Throws Party For Drivers — And It Was A Huge ‘Unorganized Catastrophe,’

  Looks like a great time!
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  Slain cabbie's family sues Uber after driver flees to China, is charged with murder

  This is the kind of thing that happens when tech-bros run a business with no regulations...https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-uber-sued-taxi-driver-kicked-in-head-20190604-story.html
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  How Reckless Loans Devastated a Generation of Taxi Drivers

  How long till a story like this about UberLyft? http://bit.ly/TaxiCon
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  "The choice is between underpaying drivers and replacing them with robots."

  Couldn't have said it better myself....Strike All You Want. Uber Won’t Pay a Living Wage.
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  ‘Is this going to be my last ride?’

  https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-uber-lyft-rideshare-safety-20190405-story.html
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  He Has Driven for Uber Since 2012. He Makes About $40,000 a Year.

  UGH.Uber driver's favorite passenger review:  “Dude drove like a cabdriver.”
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  So Uber rents cars to drivers now? If it quacks like a duck...

  Over the weekend, a friend told me he was in my old line of work now—he's been moonlighting as an …
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  Median Taxi Medallion Price in Chicago Down to $26,500

  The Auction Flop (via Chicago Dispatcher)Think this is a real death-rattle for the cab industry...
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  Thief Pretends To Lose Phone Under Taxi Seat, Then Rips Off Drivers When They Stop To Help, Police Say

  The same man has pulled the lost phone ruse three times in the past month, police said. (via Block Club …
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  ‘Suicide Surcharge’ or Crucial Fee to Fix the Subway? Taxi Drivers Brace for Battle Over $2.50 Charge

  Another death-rattle for the cab industry. (via New York Times)
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  They Bonded as Cabbies in the 1980s. Now One Is Helping his Ailing Friend

  Via the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/nyregion/they-bonded-as-cabbies-in-the-1980s-now-one-is-helping-his-ailing-friend.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
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  Too many Uber drivers? Chicago cabbies and ride-share workers join forces, urge cap on Uber and Lyft cars

  From the Chicago Tribune—https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-taxi-ride-share-drivers-limit-20181030-story.html From the Chicago Sun-Times—https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/taxi-rideshare-drivers-unite-city-hall-protest-regulation-uber-lyft/
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  "Suicides Get Taxi Drivers Talking: ‘I’m Going to Be One of Them’"

  Six NYC cabbies have killed themselves recently: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/nyregion/suicides-taxi-drivers-nyc.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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   5 years ago in  My Post-Driving Life [Dmitry Samarov]

  Hard to compare. Boston was a lot harder to learn in terms of geography. No straight streets and a lot of one-ways in the opposite direction to what you need. I was in my mid-20s driving there and it seemed like an adventure. I was in my thirties and forties in Chicago and it was more of a means to an end. But as cities go, Boston doesn't hold a candle to Chicago. You can read about all my cabbie experiences in my books: http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo11074174.html and http://www.curbsidesplendor.com/books/where-to-a-hack-memoir.

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   5 years ago in  My Post-Driving Life [Dmitry Samarov]

  Thanks! Here are a bunch more: http://www.dmitrysamarov.com/gallery/sketchbooks/cta_index.html. Having a show of them in August at  https://www.firecatprojects.org/.

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