October 29, 2010 - 10:49 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
These kinds of images provided by CTV are deceiving and fail to give the entire picture about the state of affairs within the local cab industry.
Every year around this time, CTV does a story about how the local cab industry is not serving the public well, and how there are not enough cabs on the road. The latest two installments of this annual series can be found here and here.
But as per usual, their analysis is slanted towards the sensational, and the depth in which they cover the issue is a centimetre deep.
Here are some realities when it comes to the local cab business.
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January 26, 2010 - 8:58 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Not all Vancouver cab companies have the same level of quality control in the leadup to the Olympics.
Yesterday’s CTV story on the lack of knowledge on Olympic venue locations by cabbies was troubling. In a city where personal vehicles will most likely (hopefully) be kept at home for the duration of the Games, taxis are going to be a vital resource for transporting people around the city.
There are four taxi companies in Vancouver – Yellow Cab, Black Top, McClure’s and Vancouver Taxi – and three of four were featured in yesterday’s investigation.
So, I decided to call the one that escaped a starring role on the broadcast to see how they are preparing to host the world.
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