Speako Spanisho?

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon

So the first question to ask when a cab comes is "do you speak english" and go from there......although sometimes it's hard enough to get one to stop.

I've never been in a NYC cab where I've had to repeat the address twice due to a language barrier..
It seems that many people in this thread haven't a clue as to what it's like to take a cab in NYC

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by lspencer534

Under a new law, taxi drivers in New York City are no longer required to speak English. It supposedly will help immigrants get jobs. Currently taxi drivers in NYC come from 167 Countries.

Many critics are outraged. What do you think of this?

LINK or it's Bullsh!t
I haven't heard of any law in the US like this.

[99 pewtercoupe]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

I've never been in a NYC cab where I've had to repeat the address twice due to a language barrier..
It seems that many people in this thread haven't a clue as to what it's like to take a cab in NYC

Don't know about NYC but I got in a cab in Chicago and the guy had no clue what I was saying. After about 20 seconds I just got out of the cab

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

Don't know about NYC but I got in a cab in Chicago and the guy had no clue what I was saying. After about 20 seconds I just got out of the cab

I'm not saying that they're gonna be great tour guides, but as far as understanding the address that you require, they' are sufficient.

[Thunder22]

English-speaking requirement scrapped for NYC taxi drivers under new law | Fox News Latino

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

English-speaking requirement scrapped for NYC taxi drivers under new law | Fox News Latino

Melquisedc Abreu, a 45-year-old livery car and Uber driver born in the Dominican Republic, agreed, saying it wouldn't matter to most of his passengers if he didn't speak English.

"They never talk to me," he said. "They just get in the car, I got the destination, drop them off, thank you, have a good day, and that's it."
That's pretty much how it works in my experience.

So it isn't a law per se. It's for passing the cab driver test.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

So how are you supposed to tell the driver where you want to go if he/she does not speak English?

Just start shouting at him. The louder you talk, the easier it is for a non English speaker to understand you.

[Mike Mercury]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

I've never been in a NYC cab where I've had to repeat the address twice due to a language barrier..

[SQUIRMIN VERMIN 84]

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Drew M

28 posts and this is the first mention of the reason why this is supposedly happening. The cab companies have applied pressure. They're losing drivers and fares to Uber and Lyft. This has nothing to do with immigration. It has everything to do with pissed off cab company owners whose drivers have greater difficulty qualifying for a job with their companies than they do with the others.

The cab union here in Buffalo is having a hairy shit fit about UBER entering the market; to the point that they must be paying off the politicians.
UBER is not allowed here yet, which is total BS, as out lovely NYS Legislature is hindering free market commerce.
UBER will eventually win.

Great point Drew.

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

The cab union here in Buffalo is having a hairy shit fit about UBER entering the market; to the point that they must be paying off the politicians.
UBER is not allowed here yet, which is total BS, as out lovely NYS Legislature is hindering free market commerce.
UBER will eventually win.

Great point Drew.

Don't forget why the Taxi drivers are union. The Medallions the cites require have very high prices and the people who buy them must follow the city rules.

Why is it the NYC 52 thousand licensed taxi drivers for a population of 8.4 Million people?

The City is in conclusion withe the taxi owners to monopolize the market.

Uber and other service are chipping away at these monopolies and the city is now helping the medallion owners lower costs by not requiring English.

It's politics, not economics driving this. And the citizens suffer.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by VITE1

Don't forget why the Taxi drivers are union. The Medallions the cites require have very high prices and the people who buy them must follow the city rules.

Why is it the NYC 52 thousand licensed taxi drivers for a population of 8.4 Million people?

The City is in conclusion withe the taxi owners to monopolize the market.

Uber and other service are chipping away at these monopolies and the city is now helping the medallion owners lower costs by not requiring English.

It's politics, not economics driving this. And the citizens suffer.

It's politics up front but the backlash from informed consumers is pushing the economics of it. Once the politicians can figure out how to monetize UBER for their own gain, UBER will be let in, just like FAN DUEL here in NY.
NY want their cut which eventually drives up the prices consumers pay.
SCUMBAGS !!
All NYS wants is their money. They could GAFF about their constituents.

[VITE1]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

It's politics up front but the backlash from informed consumers is pushing the economics of it. Once the politicians can figure out how to monetize UBER for their own gain, UBER will be let in, just like FAN DUEL here in NY.
NY want their cut which eventually drives up the prices consumers pay.
SCUMBAGS !!
All NYS wants is their money. They could GAFF about their constituents.

[63C2splitter]

When I visited NYC, most of the cab drivers only spoke enough English to understand where I wanted to go, and tell me the fare ... no real problem.