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Taxi partitions are about to go the way of the checkered cab in New York City.
The Taxi & Limousine Commission officials said Thursday that cabbies can do away with their partitions — so that they can better compete with Uber by seeming friendlier.
The move also will help the hacks make better tips, the officials said.
“When there’s no partition, a driver can have a conversation with the passenger,” said TLC board member Nora Marino.
Partitions were mandated for yellow cabs in 1994 as a safety precaution for drivers in the city’s sky-high crime era.
Cabbies who take down their partitions will now be required to install a security camera instead.
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Good ol' NY Post. None of these points make any sense. Plus none of it is informative.
"Without partition, you can talk to your passenger." What am I supposed to do with that info.
The rumor is that taxi drivers themselves are the “journalists” for NYPost
The TLC is comprised of stupid people that can't get a educated job . Now that we are facing a deadly virus the partition is the shield of the driver where no one sits in the front and that section is all yours .
Uber drivers keep getting killed because they DON'T have these partitions. When I started Uber they said they weren't allowed because the front seat has to be available. Seems to me that makes us employees. Those partitions save lives. Especially if the window is closed and locked. It's a much better solution than a driver trying to rely on mace or a gun in closed quarters like that.
This article is not remotely accurate. It's from 2016 and I still see plenty of partitions on taxicabs. In fact, on those new Nissan taxis, there is even a tighter, thicker, bulletproof partitions.
REALLY? More tips for not having a partition?
"The move also will help the hacks make better tips, the officials said."
It's amazing how much stupidness can fit into a head especially when it comes from public servant employed by the City of NY. Oh honey it safer for us if you switch to a janitorial position where you do not cost human lives. I'm installing a limo patition in my minivan so No partitions is not a thing of the past.