Cabbies Show Their Feelings On Passengers

Yes, here’s one that would be impossible to make up: Metro reports today the new president of the new taxi workers’ union is Ron Blount, who faces simple assault and false imprisonment charges next month.

As anyone who has ridden a cab in the last year or so has already guessed, Blount is alleged to have struck a rider after she wanted to pay with a credit card.

Blount says he’s innocent of the assault charges. One driver told Metro the following: “We fully believe he’s innocent and will beat the charges.” Pun intended, I assume.

United cabbies have elected driver accused of assault [Metro]
Photo by kiteflier, Creative Commons license

Cab Driver Pulls Off Amazing Prank

This week’s City Paper had a little story this week about what places cab drivers like to eat. Makes sense; they’re always driving around, etc., etc.

One cab driver, though, has a pretty interesting name:

Upper Darby resident Burkina Faso likes the grilled fish meals at Fatou & Fama… Faso and the rest of the guys agree.

I hear his brother, Côte d’Ivoire, prefers Abyssinia to F&F.

Hack Snacks [City Paper]