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John Fielding,
CEO
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Since taxi drivers are treated as independent contractors, no record of fares earned is maintained by the company.
Taxi drivers and street vendors would also lose out on revenues they depend on during the cruise ship visits.
Halifax taxi drivers are neither wholly in control of their industry nor are they completely complacent or submissive to the decisions of the regulators.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Seattle taxi drivers took the afternoon off in solidarity with the protests, and most downtown businesses were closed.
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Jake Farley,
Truck Driver
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Taxi drivers are exempt from all traffic regulations, especially No Stopping signs and requirements to use turn signals.
The motorcycle taxi drivers on the street below had dived under their bikes for shelter.
Some taxi drivers might wish to smoke themselves and would be willing for their passengers to do so; but other drivers might not.
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Shane Kelly,
Bar Tender
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Many taxi drivers and tour groups drop people off at the other resorts because their beaches are so lovely.
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Astrid Schuhmann,
Backpacker
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Taxi services are relatively inexpensive, although taxi drivers occasionally overcharge tourists coming from the airport.
Taxi drivers are only permitted to pick up passengers at these authorised stands and they are not allowed to offer their services to passengers in the terminal building.
Some taxi drivers take advantage of foreigners by taking roundabout trips to increase fares.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Taxi drivers feel strongly about touting and about the current non-enforcement of measures prohibiting it.
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