A day in the life of a New York City cab driver. beta.wnyc.org WNYC and The NEXT New York Conversation present an event for the city taxi industry with a special focus on drivers. Gotham Citys licensed cab drivers will join New York City Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky, City Council Transportation Chair James Vacca and New York Taxi Workers Alliance co-founders Bhairavi Desai. You may recognize WNYC’s Kathleen Horan in this video!

BAA wants to undermine the livelihood of licensed black taxi drivers by allowing mini cabs to tout for business at Heathrow. A gathering of cabbies at the airport heard RMT general secretary Bob Crow explain how the union intends to fight the plans. www.rmt.org.uk/londontaxis

Taxi driver’s road rage death – 2 in court
Two security guards accused of shooting dead a taxi driver in a fit of road rage in have appeared in the Protea Magistrate’s Court.
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Broward raises taxi meter rates
Taxi rates will go up for the first time in several years in Broward County .
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FOOTBALL: Ports and Loughgall on the road
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South Africa has introduced new buses to help improve public transport as it prepares to host the 2010 World Cup. But that has not pleased everyone – particularly the minibus-taxi drivers – and now the buses are running with armed escorts. Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports on the deadly transport trade in Johannesburg.
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Australian arrested after fatal Hong Kong taxi smash By China correspondent Stephen McDonell An Australian has been arrested in Hong Kong after the taxi he was in crashed and the driver died. According to local media reports, Kelsey Michael Mudd was a passenger in a Hong Kong taxi when he had a dispute with his driver in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Sunday Morning Post says More.. the car then smashed into three other taxis travelling in the opposite direction. The taxi driver later died in hospital. Reports also say the 22-year-old tried to drive off in the car, then hit another taxi. He has reportedly been arrested initially on suspicion of taking a vehicle without authority and drink driving. But following the death of the taxi driver, he could face more serious charges. The Department of Foreign Affairs says consular staff in Hong Kong are trying to contact Mr Mudd to offer him assistance. A spokeswoman for the department says it is also offering support for the man’s family

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