Taxicabs of the United States area. The president of United Cab discourages his drivers from carrying firearms, instead advising them to accelerate the car and crash into a lamppost or even a police car if they are threatened with a gun. Uber is a major competitor to taxi companies, providing on-demand for-hire car service through a smartphone app in many US cities. Uber services are generally treated as black-car services from a legal standpoint and are not generally regulated under Taxi laws. This can cause friction with both local governments and taxi companies. In June 2015, the city council voted unanimously to increase taxi fares;
Banned in the U.S.A. (song) Banned in the U.S.A. (song) "Banned in the U.S.A." is a song recorded by the American hip hop group 2 Live Crew. It was released in May 1990 as the lead single from its album of the same name. It peaked at number 20 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot-100 chart and is the group's highest-charting song on that chart. It reached number-one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Rap Tracks chart. The song is a reference to the decision in a court case that the 2 Live Crew's album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" was obscene. (The decision would later