New York City cabbies say no to GPS Big Brother
By Paul Miller 
posted Oct 4th 2005 2:40AM
posted Oct 4th 2005 2:40AM
Apparently NYC cab drivers aren't quite up
for having their every movement tracked by GPS, even if the technology would
help them navigate the city and all that jazz. They're rallying on monday against those plans
we spied last year by the city
Taxi and Limousine Commission to mandate "upgrades"
for the cabs that would cost drivers (or cab companies) $3000-$5000 and collect data on their movement through the
city. If the plan goes forward the drivers want (yet another) a rate increase — joy of joys. We're all about GPS for
getting around, but we're sure glad nobody is checking up on our what we're up to or how fast we're getting there… of
course that's what they want us to believe.
No if they said no to the pungent urine odor we would be set.
Most every job in America has supervision to some degree. What's the big deal if the company you work for knows where you are? Hiding that information means more than likely you're doing something you shouldn't be.
The big advantage of taxi driving. Independance.
Vacation now, tomorrow, next week, the drivers decision not the "bosses". Just gotta have the $$$. And the buisness will stil be there tomorrow. Besides the downside of the job is something few people would entertain.
I believe the notion of the law is a good thing. I also believe that the cabbie should be able to acquire their own equipment to meet the needs of the city. This would assure them of having the latest in safety items like panic buttons, and instant location infromation but it would fragment the city's "big brother" plan by sending the data to competing gateways like LunarEYE's LE2000 and competition would drive the price down into the hundreds not thousands.