> Hay guys 'n dolls, lots of taxis are owned by "owner operators."
>They get shut off at nite. Not on'y 'dat, I drove a cab in a fairly
>large city during a lean time in my younger days. The company's cars
>weren't on the go ALL the time. There's a slack period between when the
>bars close and people go to work inna morning!
Charley,
The taxi study in question (the Consumer Reports one) was done in New York
City. The medallions there cost too much to keep a car idle at night, and
like Frankie said, it's a city that never sleeps. If were probably never
shut off any longer than it takes to pick up lunch.
Nevin
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