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1. Like a Crow: An Excerpt by Kimi Eisele.

Author

Eisele, Kimi

Subjects
CABDRIVER robberies, TAXICAB drivers, INTERNATIONAL economic relations
Abstract

An excerpt from the book "The Lightest Object in the Universe" by Kimi Eisele is presented, which discusses the story of the cabdriver Fernando who had traded his family’s basement apartment for a full tank of gas and containers of reserve. It mentions that the book imagines what happens after the global economy collapses and the electrical grid goes down. It explores the hopeful story of book about resilience and adaptation and a testament to the power of community.

Published
2019

2. Robbery-Related Homicides of Taxi Drivers in Three Big Cities of Turkey Between 1996 and 2006.

Author

Yavuz, Mehmet Sunay, Aşirdizer, Mahmut, Cantürk, Nergis, Eraslan, Berna Şenel, and Karadeniz, Zafer

Subjects
*CABDRIVER robberies, *TAXICAB drivers, *ROBBERY, *HOMICIDE, *CRIMINAL investigation
Abstract

Objectives: Taxi drivers have the highest prevalence of work-related homicides and the underlying motive for most homicides is robbery. The objectives of this study were to reveal the features of robbery-related homicides of taxi drivers, to evaluate characteristics of murdered drivers and assailants, and to recommend preventive measures. Patients and Methods: We reviewed autopsy, crime investigation, security, and death records about robbery-related murders of taxi drivers in the cities İstanbul, Ankara, and İzmir in Turkey between 1996 and 2006. Results: There were 109 robbery-related murders of taxi drivers (all males; mean age 41.6±12 years). Most of the drivers were killed at night and in the evening (n=80, 90.9%; p<0.01) and in the suburbs (n=53, 52.48%; p<0.01). Firearms were the most frequently used weapons (n=60, 55.05%; p<0.01) and most of the fatal injuries were located on the head (n=61, 41.78%; p<0.01). Security measurements in taxicabs were not effective enough to prevent murders of taxi drivers. Conclusion: Safety of taxi drivers can be achieved by utilization of technological safety devices, but an effective solution to this problem is the restriction of civil armament. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2010

3. Safety brings division to forefront.

Author

Mihailovich, Steven

Subjects
LEGISLATIVE resolutions, CABDRIVER robberies, TAXICAB drivers, DIGITAL cameras
Abstract

Reports on the resolution passed by taxi drivers for protection against robbery and crime in Las Vegas, Nevada. Installation of digital cameras taking still pictures of passengers among five possible safety features; Decision of the Taxicab Authority board of directors to adopt the resolution mandating the installation of digital cameras; Opposition of some members of the industry regarding the safety measures protecting drivers.

Published
2004

4. The Easy Marks.

Subjects
CABDRIVER robberies, TAXICAB fares, TAXICAB drivers
Abstract

The article focuses on a plan announced by New York City Mayor John Lindsay to check the increasing number of taxi robberies in the city. It presents an analysis of incidents where the cashboxes were looted and cab drivers murdered. It suggests the use of lockboxes where the fares will remain deposited until they are opened at the taxi garage. It discusses the opinions of taxi riders and drivers on the use of lockboxes, and the costs associated with installing lockboxes in all the cabs.

Published
1970

5. DEATH STALKS CABBIES.

Author

Boyd, Herb

Subjects
*CABDRIVER robberies, *TAXICAB drivers
Abstract

Focuses on the prevalence of cabdriver robbery in New York, New York. Impact of the death of driver Manuel Lopez on efforts to stop the crime; Appeal of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers; Importance of partitions in ensuring the safety of the drivers.

Published
2000

6. Cabdriver Returns To Face Charges.

Subjects
*TAXICAB drivers, *CABDRIVER robberies
Abstract

A taxi driver accused of cheating passengers in one of New York City's largest cab frauds was returned to the city Tuesday after being arrested in Kansas City, Mo., three weeks ago. The driver, Wasim Khalid Cheema, faces charges of scheming to defraud more than 2,500 riders of nearly $12,000. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011

7. In Wake of Cabdriver Killings, Renewed Focus on a Police Search Program.

Author

Hauser, Christine

Subjects
*CABDRIVER robberies, *TAXICAB drivers
Abstract

Sheikh Sackor has been a livery cabdriver for three years in New York City. And although he has never been robbed or seriously threatened by a passenger, he is aware of how his job can make him susceptible to crime: He picks up strangers, carries cash and drives with his back to his passengers. On Monday, Mr. Sackor was one of hundreds of livery and yellow taxi drivers who registered in a program that allows police officers to stop and search their vehicles at any time, a measure that he and many others hope will be a deterrent after two drivers in New York City and one in Yonkers were fatally shot in the last two weeks. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2009

8. Cabby Is Shot When He Tries to Capture a Robbery Suspect.

Author

Chivers, C.J.

Subjects
*TAXICAB drivers, *CABDRIVER robberies, *ASSAULT & battery
Abstract

Reports that Yovanny Grullon, a livery-cab driver in New York City, New York, was shot while chasing a suspected robber on April 30, 2000. Injuries sustained by Grullon; Details on the robbing incident; How the suspect was arrested.

Published
2000

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