A new website has been launched in the fashion of Holla Back NY, in which people can post descriptions of the cab drivers and what they did or didn't do. Taxihack.com is the place for people to vent about poor or distracted taxi driving.
While New Yorkers are encouraged to dial 311, to voice an official complaint, Taxi Hack allows other people to view the "warnings."
Just like
Holla Back New York, Taxi Hack was made out of necessity. Enough people were feeling victimized, so they created a way for the victims to regain power and fight back. There are many examples for why a person would need to vent on Taxi Hack and contact a New York personal injury attorney.
For example, if a taxi driver leaves you at the curb, but your bags were still inside, you can call 311, post his info on Taxi Hack, and contact a New York personal injury attorney for your stolen property. Taxi drivers usually don't have to go far to find their next passenger. If the rider comes in and tells the driver that there are still some bags in the back, it wouldn't be that difficult to head back a few blocks or at the very least, contact the person at the next break. But how often does that happen? Most often, the taxi driver chooses the easy way out and just keeps going.
Also, like from a recent Taxi Hack post, a woman was sexually harassed by a taxi driver. If those gestures or words are unwanted, the victim has every right to post that driver's information down, (especially if she was a passenger in his car).
In that situation there would be an incredible feeling of helplessness: trapped in the taxi with unwanted advances. Even though the action may not be enough to hire a New York personal injury attorney and take him to court for extreme discomfort, Taxi Hack would be glad to accept your warning about the harasser.
Starting mid-January, if your taxi driver is talking on his phone, you can report him to his superiors, and based on how dangerous his driving is, you could even take him to civil court for negligence. Not only would he be
disobeying the law for using an electronic device while driving, but you could sue for emotional distress and fear for your life. With the way that some drive, it wouldn't be hard to believe. If he got in an accident while texting, then you've hit the mother load.
Take back some of your power as the passenger. You are paying good money to be taken to a destination in one piece. If the drive is unsafe, uncomfortable or uncalled for, make a note on Taxi Hack to warn others. You can also contact a
New York personal injury attorney.
Make a little piece of the city safe, one yellow car at a time.
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