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Originally Posted by Vulcan
There's more to it than getting a class 4. You also need to take the cities Taxi course and pass it's test (city knowledge for one). Other requirements are a defensive driving certificate, etc.
http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/ABS/Pages...uidelines.aspx
Another thing when I was involved in taxi business (owned a couple of cabs) you needed to get a mechanical safety check from an authorized garage every 6 months along with a taxi inspection where they'd check your meter and the inside of your cab, so don't say it's a joke.
The city and the taxi industry did open a can of worms when they put a freeze on Taxi vehicle licenses instead of leaving them open and this has caused some of the problems.
Having said that some of the problems need to be laid on the public as an example of what that Uber driver ran into. This kind of situation has become far too common and probably a reason taxi drivers don't want to be picking up drunks late at night. Right now the Uber drivers are probably getting the more responsible passengers so they are having a good experience but that won't last. |
What does that have to do with the "safety" concerns?
Its a joke allright and apparently you have fallen for it.
Again if it had anything to do with the safety of vehicles on the road as the city has claimed, they would have inspections for ALL vehicles on the road, not just one subset that people make money with and the one group that controls them....the cartel.