Bridgnorth taxi drivers plan Valentine protest
Taxi drivers in Shropshire today revealed plans to surround a council building in the latest protest at a shake up of licensing laws in the county.
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25 injured when taxi plows into San Diego crowd
A taxi driver plowed slowly through a crowd on a sidewalk in a popular restaurant and nightclub zone early Saturday, severing the leg of one woman and injuring more than two dozen other people, police said. The crash occurred about 2 a.m. in the heart of the busy Gaslamp District as revelers were heading home, according to police Sgt. Ray Battrick.
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25 injured when taxi plows into crowd in San Diego
SAN DIEGO – A taxi driver who may have passed out or fallen asleep plowed slowly through a crowd on a sidewalk…
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Bulgarian Cab Drivers Licenses to Be Checked Online
The validity of licenses of each taxi cab driver in Bulgaria would soon be checked online through the internet site of the Executive Agency “Automobile Administration.” The system is currently prepared under an order of the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Aleksander Tsvetkov. …
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Set for a fare fight
A cabby identified as one of the worst offenders in a wide-scale scam that charged riders the double-fare suburban rate inside city limits will take his chances in court, law-enforcement sources said. Joseph Kastner, 49, was named in September as the sixth-worst scamming cabby by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance…
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Cab Fare Increase Begins in Minneapolis
The maximum on cab rates taxis can charge customers was raised to .50 per mile by the city of Minneapolis, an increase of 15 cents per mile. This move doesn’t require City Council approval and may begin immediately.
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Cars damaged as Cumbrian drivers forced to use pothole ridden roads
Cumbrian motorists face a daily ordeal as they drive on crumbling roads that have been left riddled with potholes by the Big Freeze.
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Optimism, ‘green’ cars shine at Detroit auto show
Optimism and a renewed focus on green cars returned to the Detroit auto show as US automakers celebrated rising sales and a remarkable recovery after years of painful restructuring.
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Drivers waiting to pick up passengers at Sacramento International Airport have been getting creative by waiting in a makeshift parking lot at a nearby gas station.

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Cars steering without drivers?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Google Inc. is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver, the company says.
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Google Robot Cars. Again With The Skynet, People?
Google has been testing driverless cars on the roads of California. It may be years yet, but the ultimate goal is to have cars be completely robot driven. read more
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Local chief wants to see retired police cars regulated
Lyndhurst police chief wants old police cars equipped with decals to deter impersonators.
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